Calais, France and Brussels, Belgium

On the 21st, Emily´s birthday, we went by train from London to Dover, England. There, we planned to catch the ferry into Belgium, where we would catch a train to Brussels.

In Dover, we were told that it was impossible to be a foot passenger to Belgium (cars and motorcycles okay, no foot passengers, though). So, we were forced into going to Calais, France, where we were told that it would be impossible to take a train to Brussels that evening. We found a cheap hotel, and went out to a nice meal to save Emily`s birthday from being a disaster.

The next day, we were finally able (after several delays) to take the train to Brussels. That night, we went to a Belgian chocolate shop where we enjoyed delicious, expensive chocolates (and I told Emily that this could easily spell death to a diabetic), and later drank some Belgian beer. Delicious. All and all, an atypical Thanksgiving, but we weren`t complaining.

The next day, on our way to the train station, we also walked by a (supposedly) famous statue of a fountain that featured a naked little boy urinating. I kid you not, the name of it is Mannekin Pis!

Photos from Brussels HERE.

Happy Thanksgiving to Everyone!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone back home! I hope you have a great day with friends and/or family!

Em and I spent the day getting to Brussels. Once here, we've done the chocolate, the beer, and the kebabs. Okay, the kebabs aren't native to Brussels, but they were a delicious international-Thanksgiving dinner for us anyway.

By the way, it was Emily's birthday yesterday, and although it involved going to the wrong city and being unexpectedly stuck there overnight (real posting on this to come soon), I think that she had a good time. Wish her a happy birthday with me!

Mike