We left Calais and drove about 200 kms when we decided to stop for the night to free camp at an aire/Autogrill along the highway at about 6pm. We were quite excited that we were already on the outskirts of Brussels. It's like goodbye France, hello Belgium.
The aire was across a flatland where cows were grazing. Smell of cow manure was in the air.
The following morning, we drove to a McDonalds to have coffee. We later found a boulangerie where we bought some fresh baked goodies. A short drive more later, we were in Brussels. We found a city park/parking where it's free to park. We parked and checked free wifi and voila, were on. Free parking, free wifi - Europe is great.
This parking is not very far from Basilique du Sacre Coeur de Bruxelles our target destination. We walked to visit the church, walked the entire length of Elizabeth Park until we reached Simoniz Station. It was again a very long walk back to our home on wheels.
I caught a bad cold/allergic attack and had to take some meds and had to sleep a lot as a side effect of the cold meds. Mar brought our RV to a mechanic which he found searching using GPS Georgia to repair the locking mechanism on the front hood. Mar paid Euros20 for labor and 10 for a replacement part.
A few days later, after days of rain and days of recuperation, we were finally able to see Brussels' most famous tourist attractions like Grand Place, Palais Royale, Hotel de Ville, Central Station and Atomium.
I noticed that tourists here in Brusells were a lot less compared to famous cities like Rome, Paris and Barcelona. We felt more relaxed here.
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