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spent some time describing the area we were driving through and the
background to the operation. We arrived in Bruxelles on a lovely
sunny afternoon to find that this was the one day in the year when cars,
lorries and buses were excluded from the city, pedestrians and cyclists
only. Not sure if we broke any rules but we drove slowly to the
hotel anyway. The hotel was very good, but air-conditioning seems
not to have made it to Belgium yet. Seeing a city without motor
transport is different! Cyclists everywhere, and a real carnival
atmosphere, even cows on the town square for some strange reason that we
did not work out. Most people made it to Grande Place for a cold
beer in the sun. At the meal in the evening some of us found out
what the main course was we had ordered, Sausage 'Stompe', the verdict was
"good". Richard, as on each evening, gave a talk to put
the day into perspective and to outline what we would be doing the
following day. |
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The Cafe society is
alive and well in Bruxelles |
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Grande Place |
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