Day 2 - Theresa Blog Brussels

Those fries were as good as they look!

We actually start at day 1 evening.  Bill, his friend Bill, and I went out to dinner at a place near the hotel that had a 4.7 rating on Google maps.  My Bill and I shared a Burger and Smothered fries.  We could have done without the burger...but, the fries were to die for!  They had this roast beef mixture over the top of them...yum!  I had a cherry beer (not wine).

Day 2 had a bit of a late start for Bill, as they were talking Av Gas (not Jet Fuel).  I won't get into the difference (so I can't be corrected).  But, my basic understanding is that Av Gas is used on small private planes, and Jet Fuel on the big boys...So, after breakfast, I took Bill to the Grand Place from yesterday, thinking he couldn't miss seeing that.  Unfortunately (or fortunately), we had a leisurely breakfast visiting with friends, which may or may not have included a Mimosa for me...so, by the time we got the the Grand Place, it was already full of people.  We're going to try to hit it before breakfast tomorrow to get a nice panoramic...

Who has a City Hall like this???

So much gold everywhere!

After the Grand Place, we walked through the Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert.  It reminded me of the movie Wonka, where there were all these competing chocolate shops. The Galeries is basically a "mall" from 1847.

Kept the people in to give an idea of size

Sadly, work was calling for Bill, so we returned to the hotel.  I had some "Assistant" responsibilities to take care of -- which is apparently one of my new roles :-) And, I wanted to check emails, since I hadn't done so in over a week.  So, the rest of the morning passed with work.

In the afternoon, I was tasked with reconnaissance of a nearby restaurant for us to go to for dinner.  So, I did some meandering...it's nice just walking with general direction, but no urgency.  I came upon a bronze statue, which reminds me of one I'll try to find tomorrow. 

I then went to St Catherine's church, which was beautiful.

Off to the side of the main church, was this -- which is the original church's tower.