Belgium...part twee

I spent a weekend in mid-November in Brussels, capital of the Europeon Union, and a great city in general. On my first day there my meals consisted primarily of beer, waffles, and frites. My kind of city...

Highlights:

• Touring the Cantillon Brewery/Museum, where the tour guide knew more about beer than anyone I know.
  
• Drinking banana beer at this wacky absinthe bar. Banana beer tastes awful.
• Eating lots of frites, though I think the ones in The Netherlands are better.
• Checking out some fantastic modern art at the Musees Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, though I do wish the Rene Magritte wing was open.
  
• Getting lost in this city full of magnificent old architecture and a modern, metropolitan culture. Its an amazing feeling to walk into the Grote Markt/Grand Place.

I stopped in Leuven on the way back too. This town is typically a lively college city with tons of cafes and pubs and tons of fun. Unfortunately, its quite dead on Sundays (when I went). But check out this library - one of the most beautiful libraries I have ever seen.