Leaving Germany

Hello from Munich, We have been here a couple of days and are getting ready to head home tomorrow. Susan visited the Technology Museum yesterday while I was in Ebersberg visiting with one of our suppliers. Then we did sight seeing in the old town and the usual round of resturants. Talk about protein rich food. Suckling pig cooked in dark beer. It was probably the pig in the market picture. Lunch menus that included pheasant, pig, hare, venison, and, of course, sausages. Our stomachs are screaming " find vegetables". Attached are some pictures of the city center, some skaters with interesting partners, and two photos from the market. Check the shorts on this guy!

Hello everyone, today is our last day in Brussels. On our second night we went to "La Bonne Humeur" to have the famous Belgian mussels. They were fabulous. During the day we went to the chocolate museum and did some sight seeing. Check out the family photo of the Ishikawas and the pictures of the street vendor selling escargot and the coin operated bike rental stand. Last night, after an afternoon at the Art Museum, we went to a resturant called Les Vilettes where I finally found the rabbit cooked in beer. So the stay is now complete, mussels, Trappist beer, rabbit, chocolate, Grand Place, the Royal Art Museum and visiting with the Hideki, Michie, and Kohdai. Time to move on. Next stop Munich.

Brussels

Hello everyone,
The flight to Brussels was uneventful. 35000 feet, 100 mph tail wind, 600mph ground speed, and an exterior temperature of -60F. It always amazes me how cold it is only 6 miles up in the air. The coldest that I have yet to see was -87F last winter over Ireland. We met with Hideki, Michie, and Kohdai Ishikawa for dinner at a resturant called Les Brassins. I had read about their rabbit stew in the New York Times but, unfortunately, there was no longer rabbit on the menu. Chock another one up for the New York Times travel section. The chef of Les Brassins did not know of the article in the Times and suggested a different item in which he uses a similar sauce. It was great! So were the several glasses of Trappist beer. The hotel at which we are staying is three blocks from the Grand Place. It was wonderful to see it again. Brussels is doing a good job keeping the old city in shape.
2nd day: Here are some pictures that we took this morning while walking around near the hotel. The mannequin piss of course, and photos of the grand place.