NEWS

• Sat Aug-23-08: We went back home. We met Rob, a friend from Norwalk in Brussels airport. He was on his way back from India. What are the odds? We already unpacked the chocolate and th comic books (106 lbs or 48 kg of them).
• Fri Aug-22-08: Last day in Belgium! We finished our shopping for comic books and chocolate.
• Thu Aug-21-08: The morning started in Brussels where Chagal finally let me get close enough to take a picture. We went to the botanical/zoological garden Paradisio. The aviaries were beautiful and we watched a predatory bird show. On the way to the bathroom we took a rope bridge path over the park. There is...
• Mon Aug-18-08: We spent 3 days and 2 nights at Aaron and Ngozi's in England. Our friend Paul was able to join us and we saw little Shimma for the first time. We took Eurostar from Brussels to London and spent the day at Kew gardens. On Tuesday, we explored the English countryside and an old church. We...
• Sun Aug-17-08: After buying more comic books in Namur, we took the train for Brussels to meet a high school friend: Diane. She is just as I remembered, it was a lot of fun.
• Sat Aug-16-08: We stayed at Daniel and Nicole's and went to the Grand Place to see the flower carpet. We then ate at a Japanese restaurant.
• Fri Aug-15-08: We visited my Grandma and then went to the restaurant to celebrate my other grandma's birthday. We gave her a sexy apron and enjoyed 5 hour long meal. We met Diego (my cousin Fanny's son) for the first time. On the way back to Brussels, we stopped by the Beersel castle.
• Wed Aug-13-08: We started out the day at the Wall protecting the old city and the castle in Boulogne. It was sunny on one side, cloudy on the other and windy all around. In the afternoon, we visited the Cap Gris-Nez where the wind was crazy. On the beach, we saw WWII German bunker ruins. We then headed home,...
• Tue Aug-12-08: We arrived in Boulogne-Sur-Mer (France). After lunch in a Belgian tavern, we visited the aquarium Nausicaa. While there, we saw beautiful fish, penguins and a fat shark. Then, we walked on the beach before having dinner at Le Doyen. It was Angie's first stay in a European hotel.
• Mon Aug-11-08: We spent the day in Namur with my cousin Fanny and had dessert before going back to the house.