Europe Day 7: Vaals to Brussels via Aachen (Saturday July 12)

As I said in the last update, last night was very short before catching the train in Aachen for Brussels this morning.  Our hotel is a only a block from Grand Place, the main square, so the location could not be better.   They even gave us a free upgrade.  We arrived in time for a short nap before some sushi for lunch.  Yes, sushi.  We were all ready for Rue Des Bouchers, the restaurant row, but were disappointed to find it lined with eager waiters pushing their food.  It was like a carnival, fun to walk through and people watch, but not the culinary experience we were looking for. The whole Grand Place area was fun, but so crowded.  Dinner turned out great, and more local than lunch.

Tonight, hopefully, we'll get some sleep before what looks like an easy high speed train ride to Amsterdam and home tomorrow.

The trip is almost over.

A short nap after a very long night out.

Grand Place

Pick up your horse !?&@!

Mannekin Pis just off the square

And Dinner.