Just Jim's Europe Trip Morning: Well, this Conrad in Brussels is just ridiculously posh. As we walked in, there is red carpet, bellboys and marble floors. Everything looks like an antique. We were upgraded in our rooms, and it is just, well, wow. The bedroom part is huge, and has corridors leading down to the large bathroom etc. I really wasn’t expecting this. Today got off to a rocky start; Lucy and I overslept, but still managed to get ready in time. I was a walking zombie, but still got ready in time. I had to coffee on the Eurostar to awaken myself. After that, all was well. We played Irish Snap, albeit more subdued that is normal. We both kept drifting off, but every time someone moved on the train I jumped awake. Brussels Midi
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