Slightly disappointing, although I attribute that mostly to it being REALLY HOT and REALLY MONDAY, i.e. all art museums are closed (during the summer, too? really???). We saw the Mannequen Pis (a small statue of a little boy peeing, pretty funny if only because…why is this so famous, Belgium?) and ate legit Belgian waffles. Surprisingly crispy. They serve them with lemon juice, which was really good.
The trains getting back were horrible. However, Mary's family brought the day back up by demonstrating a real Belgian meal -- they are about 4 hours long, which gives you some idea about the food. Appetizers of cheese + bread + olive oil + salts, main course (chicken, mashed potatoes with almonds, salad, sthis Belgian cole slaw-esque dish I don't know the name of, etc), dessert (créme brulée), and mojitos (which are apparently All The Rage in Belgium), and it would have gone on even longer if we didn't have to get up early to catch our Köln trains.
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