Best Easter Ever (if only Tom were here)

We've had a wonderful Easter. We awoke to a variety of traditional European Easter treats. We had brunch in Paris, then spent the morning at Jardin du Tuileries, where we went on the carousel and jumped on the trampolines.

Our train from Gare De Nord was delayed arriving for about 30 minutes, then when we got on, there were still problems with the train so everyone had to get off and board a different train. Our seats were not together, but we still made it to Brussels only about 1 hour late. Brussels is where NATO and the European Union are headquartered. It is also the home of Godiva chocolate. Brussels is the capital of Belgium. Belgium is a small country, located between France and Holland. 60% of the people speak Dutch as their primary language and 40% speak French, though almost everyone also speaks English.

We walked around Grand Place, one of the largest and most famous town squares in Europe and visited alot of chocolate shops and waffle shops. We even had chocolate covered waffles. For dinner we had the best Flemish Beef Stew, plus meatballs. We visited the Mannekin Pis, a statue of a little boy going to the bathroom. It is known world-wide and every souvenir shop sells postcards and miniatures of this famous Belgian icon.

We just ordered the most delicious pomme frites from room service and are settled in the night. Tomorrow we head to Amsterdam.