Bruxelles

Arrived on the TGV (the fast train) from Paris. There was even internet on the train but only free for 1st class. Another beautiful day to be travelling in Europe.


Today we go to the Electrical Engineering department of the Catholic University in Louvain. Here they are doing much the same work as in the Louvre, but with simple cameras rather than with lasers. They have a website where you can take 10-50 pictures of an object and upload them and they will send you back a 3D model of what you took. When the report is on Euronews, you can see how that works.


Took a small tour of Louvain, a student town with very nice pedestrian streets, a fantastic town hall, but not very good ice coffee.

Belgian beer, mussels and fries in Brussels!

In the evening, Anne and I did the typical Brussels tour. It was her first time in the European capital. We saw the sights and had a delicious waffle (with chocolate, bananas and strawberries... don't drool on your computer!) and then ate moules/frites! Mussels with french fries!