Off to Brussels. Welcome to the capital city of Europe (the common market) and NATO. It is also the capital of the Belgian Federation. Belgium has 3 sections, one that speaks Flemish, one that speaks French and one that speaks German. It has been ruled by all of these nations so it is a mystery why there is not also a section that speaks Spanish as they were ruled by the Spaniards for the longest period of time. We traveled through narrow streets, saw buildings from the 15 and 16 hundreds. We saw the statue of the boy peeing into a fountain. His name is Mannekin Pis and various countries take turns dressing the statue in different clothing during the year. We ate “Mussels in Brussels” for lunch at an outdoor restaurant. Well, one of us ate mussels. Someone with short hair was too chicken to eat her own mussels. Before we had lunch, we had desert by eating a Belgian Waffle in Belgium. It had strawberries, bananas, and chocolate. What a way to start lunch. We had a nice walk around the city and then drove back to Antwerp where our boat is anchored. Antwerp is the largest port in Belgium and the 4th largest port in the world. Brussels also has a statue of Rodins Thinker.