Said goodbye to Rob and Rob. Then had a slow start on our journey east across Belgium.

Then ............

John found another battlefield! Waterloo is somewhat different from WW2 and WW1. Napoleon was defeated on 18/6/1815 by Wellington's and Blucher's armies. About 70,000 on each side. The end of the Napoleonic Wars.

Climbed 226 steps of the Butte Du Lion (Lion's Mound), a conical artificial hill overlooking the battlefield, built in 1826. Topped by a bronze lion, commemorating the fact that the Prince of Orange was wounded at the battle. Fantastic views all around. Belgium is so flat, difficult to see where they got any vantage points from.

Then we went to see the Panorama. An amazing art feat. Canvas, painted by a French artist in 1915, 100 metres long and 12 metres high, in a special round building, showing the battle from all sides. With loud sound effects, it really was most impressive.

On again eastwards across Belgium.

Arrived at Hasselt, home of To and Huget. Fiona had lived with them and their children for a year through AFS in1997, and we had last seen them some years ago. Great to be welcomed like old friends and much catching up to do over To's wonderful dinner.