Brussels, Belgium

Gabe, Rachel and Maggie are right - we were fooling in our last post. We're in Paris now, but here's an old post I wrote in Brussels before we decided to run an April Fool's message. (We haven't had Internet access for the past few days...)

Greetings from Belgium! I had planned to post a more detailed update last night, but instead opted for a late walk around Brussels. While Amsterdam is basically an “anything goes” city, Katie and I quickly learned that Brussels is a bit more high-class. We ventured out in our sweats just planning for a casual, late-night stroll, but felt quite out of place once we realized that the city was still quite alive – and well-dressed. We ran back to the hotel to change, although our tourist clothes really weren’t that much of an improvement. But the four of us enjoyed the city nonetheless, despite our obvious lack of Gucci and Armani labels.

Brussels was planned as a “drive-through” city on our itinerary, but we ended up booking a room here after having a difficult time finding a hostel with available beds for a third night in Amsterdam. Brussels has been well-worth the stop. And after spending two nights in little cabin bunks at a campground in Amsterdam, we slept amazingly well last night in our (heated!) hotel room with an indoor shower. Luxury, indeed.