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The next day was seeing a museum on ww1. When you’re lying there on the garage floor getting dirty and cold and frustrated at something, seeing how people faced up to real challenges like fighting in the trenches makes you think… Nice lunch, and a little more walking around. Then the nice Gordon Smith party and I drove to Tournai and saw a cathedral and a church. I won’t go into too much detail on the sights, others will do that very well.

Stayed at a nice Comfort Hotel in France. Highlight of the evening was video from the McCall’s wedding, in Vegas, dressed as Tinkerbell and a roman centurion. I should point out that Charlie was the centurion. The Elvis impersonator (not part of the married couple) was actually quite good.

I didn’t get as much sleep as expected because the TV turned itself on, and we had a 6 o’clock alarm call from one of the Panteras, the alarm went off for at least 10 minutes…

Tuesday morning we drove to a monastery where they make beer (why else would you…). Lunch was a cheese plate of great variety and some monk beer. We made good time on the roads, though it must be said that the speeds of the country roads of last year was nowhere near being achieved. Everybody has gotten a little older and wiser maybe. Afternoon was falcon/eagle/vulture-show, quite impressive. They teach them to fly centimeters above the spectators’ heads.