Deb
and I took the requisite trip into downtown to visit the Grand Place in the
center of Brussels and
check out the nearby Christmas Market.
We strolled past the Mannequin Pis (all decked out in a Santa suit),
then headed back to the car and went to Vanessa and Alain’s place for a Christmas
Eve dinner and more beer! Alain is a
real connoisseur and has a collection of rare and limited-edition Belgian ales
that he trades with others.
On Christmas
Day, we drove out to Diane and Bart’s about an hour and a half drive from Deb’s. They have a cute house with a backyard
backing up to farmland and even have a small garden and some chickens in the
back! Bart’s parents joined us and we enjoyed
another scrumptious dinner.
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