Today we drove through Laurel, Belgium. It was actually the N51, not US 1, but it was similarly jammed on either side with big box stores and strip malls, many of them a bit worse for wear. We visited the Colruyt (a Big Lots kind of place with concrete floors where they won't let you break singles out of a six-pack--highly unusual for Belgium) and the Cora, which is similar to Wal-Mart. We saw kriek (black cherry-flavored beer) in a can, which is a little like finding Sam Adams in a can. We also saw 5-liter boxes of appéllation contrôlée (meaning good) French wine.
The weather has turned nice here in le Lac du Woebegone (Woobegonesmeer) and the Grand Place is chockablock with cafe tables. So we too bundled up and sat outside with a glass, reading for an hour or so.
Now we're watching goose catchers on the Dutch channel. I love Europe.
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Dad, do you get "Die Noten Club" on the Dutch channel? Also, EXTREMELY EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: Do you get a German that carries "Wetten Daas?" And MOST IMPORTANT: do you have a way to record Eurovision that we can watch here in the states? All of the satellite channels here aren't carrying Eurovision.
-Rachel
Oh yes...I have to admit I have shopped at Cora since it was right near work but never got to the Coruyt in our town. Cora was kind of a cheaper version of Carrefour. So when are you moving into your house so you can take advantage of all these shopping opportunities to stock up on stuff?
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