Belgium Update #2

Hello Everyone,

I am happy to report that today is another sunny warm day in Belgium. I have been told that the weather is nice because I am here! Last time I was in Belgium (2007) it was cloudy and rainy most of the time. After writing this post I will be going outside for some sun! I have been doing a lot of relaxing here in Belgium and I can not complain about anything!! Lets see if I can update from the last time I posted. 

Thursday I spent most of my day just relaxing and spending some time at the house. I have been able to enjoy the sun everyday and read some of my books. Thursday evening after dinner we went to a town close by where there was a block party that Ge had to work at. I walked around the town even though most things were closed because of a holdiay. There was a great ice cream store open and I bought a dish of ice cream. The two flavors were cookies and cream brulee. It was a wonderful treat on a hot day. The block party was fun and after I was introduced to some friends of those hosts I felt better. We all had some drinks and talked about my travels and learned some about their lives. Ge's parents and grandmother came to pick me up and then we went to a seafood dinner. I had a big plate of baked Cod with tomatoes, potaotes, carrots, onions, and oils. They served bread before the meal and then small snails that were still in the shell. I actually had a couple and they were okay! It was a great dinner and good conversation to be part of. 

Yesterday, Friday I stayed at home most of the day. I laid in the sun for a long time but, also did some research for Italy and tried to find some places to stay while I am there. In the evening last night Ge and myself went to a friends house where they had a big screen in the yard for the Belgium vs Turkey soccer game! It was a nice party and I had a rasberry beer. I also saw some friends that I met the first time I was in Belgium! It was wonderful to see those people again along with some new faces. We did not stay long after the game because Ge has exams on Monday so she needed to get some sleep. 

Today I am again relaxing in the sun but later I will go to a rose garden that is near by and then maybe go for another run in the park. I have yet to take pictures there bcause I dont want to run with my camera. I am also still working on getting my computer hooked to the net here. When I do that I can then post pictures of the last few days.