Ouf! Getting ready to go on holiday is so much work, you need the holiday to recover. Yesterday, after a two hour drive to the airport, a close to three hour wait at the airport, we finally boarded our plane with a sigh of relief and a feeling of anticipation. We are so looking forward to meet our friends and Valerie whom we have never met. Of course, now that we are sitting and all buckled up, the pilot announces that the flight is delayed and the reason sound so weird. The passengers have too much luggage, the plane is now too heavy to lift off and they now have to recalculate the fuel allocation. This procedure took a whole hour. (Perhaps they didn't have a calculator). Finally, we are on our way. After that, the flight to Brussels is quite uneventful. It took a whole hour for our luggage to show up.
We got to Brussels and, as planned, Maria, Valerie, Lynanne and Lloyd are patiently waiting for us. Baby Valerie does not hold our tardiness against us and smiles warmly at us. Tons of hugs are passes around. We are all so happy to be together again. Our European Odyssey has now begun.
We all left the airport in a sort of convoy with Maria at our helm. We boarded a train and then a bus before reaching Leuven. Jorg was still at work when we arrived at their house where Maria immediately took on the task of making us Ajiaco, a Columbian chicken and potato soup. All was going well until the explosion of the pressure cooker. Gosh what a racket but no one got hurt. Some of the broth was lost but Maria cleaned up and went on to make us a delicious soup.
We were all back on the road by 3 PM even if we have been up and running for more than a day. We are like the energizer bunny. The amazing one is Valeritta who has been up since the crack of dawn and is still happy. She is delightful and so aware for such a young baby. After walking for more than 3 hours, stopping for refreshment and taking in the sights like Catholic University where Maria obtained her doctorate, looking at the beautiful architecture and enjoying the numerous parks, we made it back home to welcome Jorg who arrived with 5 delicious pizzas.
We all had a wonderful dinner and fell into bed after a tiring day. We were in Brussels and ready to commence our travels.
We got to Brussels and, as planned, Maria, Valerie, Lynanne and Lloyd are patiently waiting for us. Baby Valerie does not hold our tardiness against us and smiles warmly at us. Tons of hugs are passes around. We are all so happy to be together again. Our European Odyssey has now begun.
We all left the airport in a sort of convoy with Maria at our helm. We boarded a train and then a bus before reaching Leuven. Jorg was still at work when we arrived at their house where Maria immediately took on the task of making us Ajiaco, a Columbian chicken and potato soup. All was going well until the explosion of the pressure cooker. Gosh what a racket but no one got hurt. Some of the broth was lost but Maria cleaned up and went on to make us a delicious soup.
We were all back on the road by 3 PM even if we have been up and running for more than a day. We are like the energizer bunny. The amazing one is Valeritta who has been up since the crack of dawn and is still happy. She is delightful and so aware for such a young baby. After walking for more than 3 hours, stopping for refreshment and taking in the sights like Catholic University where Maria obtained her doctorate, looking at the beautiful architecture and enjoying the numerous parks, we made it back home to welcome Jorg who arrived with 5 delicious pizzas.
We all had a wonderful dinner and fell into bed after a tiring day. We were in Brussels and ready to commence our travels.
I Missed that one !! Ouf is right I am tired for you but it's sound like you have met some good friends and it's a good sign for the rest of your Voyage ... Can't wait for the rest of your Odyssey . Take Care luv!!
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