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May 24, 2013

playing tourist

Posted by Jennifer under Belgium
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Yesterday, A.J. finally got to visit Waterloo. The town itself has this beautiful chapel:

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… and this former coaching inn, which Wellington used as his headquarters …

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At the battlefield site, we visited the famous Panorama, which was the late-19th / early-20th-century IMAX movie theater. Quite impressive, really.

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And we climbed all 223 steps to the top of the lion momument. This first photo shows one of the views from the top, and in the second photo you can see the stairs and, on the bottom at the left, the Panorama building.

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May 23, 2013

hanging out in the capital of Europe

Posted by Jennifer under Belgium, travel / destinations
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A.J. and I arrived in Brussels early yesterday morning. Luckily, when we checked into our convenient first-night airport hotel, our room was ready, so we were able to drop off our luggage and take quick showers before taking the train into downtown Brussels.  Our first stop was one of the ubiquitous cafes for a really big espresso and a croissant –chocolate-filled, of course. Then we wandered all over the city, admiring the sights. Nearly every other storefront offered chocolate, waffles, macarons, or some other form of sweets … or lace.
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The chocolates-and-macarons shop in this corner building was laid out like a high-end jewelry store:
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… and some macarons in one of their windows …
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And, to keep this post carriage-related, we found these guys hanging out in the Grand Place, just being admired and standing for photos with all the tourists.
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