Sunday in Brussels started with chocolate croissants from a
nearby bakery that the daddy collected after an early morning shower. Instant coffee was made in the room with the
hotpot near the stove. We walked to the
Grand Place and found the flower market.
Along the walk to Mannekin Pis, we found a light crunchy waffle. After visiting the land mark we walked past
the TinTin mural through the Les Galeries Saint Hubert. The shops weren’t open, but we walked by St.
Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral and heard church bells chime 11:30. We found the Belgian Centre of Comic Strip
Art. The space was wonderful art deco
glass and light infiltrated everywhere.
The tweens loved the visit b/c they are already fans of TinTin for over
three years. We found a restaurant that
served pizza, soup and lasagna for our lunch at Pizzeria Sole d'Italia. We walked back towards our hotel and past
through the Parc du Jardin and the steps of Le Botanique. The building was wonderful and the blooming
trees and flowers were brilliant. I actually
got color on my face during the day to encourage my freckles. I’d worn a fleece and rain jacket, but ended
up with only the fleece during the afternoon walk. The Konigsstraat was a major street that
connected to our Rue de Palais hotel street.
The siesta was a welcome break. Yes,
we got a siesta. 
Now, two weeks later, G1 has specific memories of the Comic book museum which surprises me because he is usually the one all about the food, but he adores Tintin.
Later, we took the tram along this same trek to find heavier
waffles with full service. And a walk to
the lights of the Grand-Place and to do some “I Spy” hunts around the guild
buildings’ facades. The tram ride back
was simple and easy, but we weren’t able to find a ticket office so had to pay
more on the tram. I did a Google search
for travel info for Bruges and found the VisitBruges app to download to
my phone. The wi-fi services on most of
the adventures were non-existent and I had to do most of my work at the hotel
after-the-fact. I was able to identify
an Aldi super market grocery store nearby, but decided to abort the walk as the
need for groceries was not so great. The
second night was done.
Walk downhill most of the way to grand place to
waffle stop on our way to Mannekin Pis.
We found lace stores too. Spring
in Brussels was beautiful. Along our
adventures we found a WC in a fashion clothes mall a block away from the Grand
Place.
Comic book museum had a who's who of Tintin.
Trees were trained to grow in boxes or in a
complete strait line (espalier).
Parc de Brussels largest park in country was
where we found the tram to/from Grand Place.
