According to
http://www.freedom-tour.com/mall/kmeurope.htm the distance between Brussels and Lisbon is 1,293 miles. Now, that's almost the distance between Greensboro, NC and San Antonio, Tx.
(Now, Lisbon is located in about the center of the country's coastline, so you could shave some hours off by not going all the way down there, but not by much.)
I visited Brussels some nine years ago and had a good time, but much of that was alcohol induced (I was in school
). Otherwise, I found Brussels grey, drab and boring. Some nicer places you could go are Amsterdam: 130 Mi, Luxembourg: 145 Mi, Strassbourg: 303 Mi (never been there but know folks who loved it), Worms: birthplace of the reformation. (This is where Martin Luther broke off from the Roman Catholic church and formed the Lutheran church as we call it), The Hague (never been there, should be nice) ...
There is a small canal city that deserves separate mention because it is absolutely beatutiful and worth every moment. It's somewhere in Belgium and not far from Brussels. It is not listed on that website I gave you, so look on your map for Bruegge.
Well, I made it through the week without throttling a Geek. Since there is no shoot today, I'm going to reward myself by going to a local garden event and have lunch at a Japanese Tea House. Will is going to tag along with me.
Is Will your son? Concider that a reward to you from him too!!! Garden event ?!?!?!? Japanese Tea House ?!?!?!? I'll bet you have to take your shoes off, dont you??