Traveling brings me joy, discovery, education, surprise, anxiety and challenge. This trip did not disappoint. Many tourists / travelers give Belgium a miss. Except Brussels and Bruges. Even my Dutch friend, Hendrik, wondered why we made Belgium a destination. Belgium doesn’t market itself well, nor does it have that singular big draw, like the Eiffel…
Day: May 18, 2026
Ads for an Empire
What a difference a day makes. Neighborhood street yesterday. And today. I always enjoy roaming a foreign city on a Monday. Tourists, if they even bother to venture out, don’t clump up and clog. With a lot of restaurants closed, sidewalks empty. Buses have available seats. Everything seems basically more relaxed. We decided to visit a…
The biggest garage sale
As Grubb has posted, after our little flurry of excitement yesterday morning in Liege, we did manage to make it to Brussels with all our belongings intact. Above: The unique Liege-Gullimins train station From the Brussels-Midi train station, we tried to hop a #96 bus to our AirBnB but the bus was so packed, not…