Breakfast in the hotel restaurant was great, all you can eat breads, yoghurt and juice with coffee to finish. Even Em had a good brekky – her first since being sick. Back on the road and while we were driving through a town, there was a thick red line across the road. Oh, that would be the France / Belgium border! The next town showed what a difference there is between the two countries. Belgium seems far more prosperous with wider roads, far better maintained buildings and even new construction going on. It seems the French are not very good at capturing passing trade while in Belguim, the main roads are where most of the restaurants and shops are – similar to most small Australian towns. The traffic lights are also different and the road rules
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