Some people have commented to me that they have noticed the amount of time and space I have spent mentioning beer on this blog. It might seem like a country of alcoholics, but in order to make the best beer in the world (as Belgium happens to do) one has to spend a lot of time thinking, talking, and most importantly drinking the beer.
Kyle and I just relized that we have a free weekend in two days, so I have stared to look into things to do. In a small town in Beligum called Poperinge there is the Hop Festival this weekend. My favorite part of the festival is the Hop Queen Election where "various tests on the knowledge of the area (hops/beer) and its history as well as the presentation of the contestants will finally decide who will be our ambassadress for the next 3 years." Would it be better to be Miss Hop Queen or Miss Rural Electrification? What if these same questions were presented to SEC girls, which school would win?
If we chose to stay in Brussels, we could take part in the Car Free Day that is happening on Sunday. Basically, from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. no cars (except ambulances) are allowed to drive in a 100 mile area of Brussels. That would be about the distance of Stone Mountain to Mableton and Chamblee to East Point. Can you imagine how Atlatna would function?!?
Public transportation is running for free, but past that you have to use a bike, roller blades or your own two feet to get anywhere. As part of the day there will be a festival in the Grand Place. There, Manneken Pis (the biggest tourist attraction in Brussels) will pee beer on you at three points during the day. If having a three foot statue pee beer on you doesn't make you want to stay in town for the weekend, then I don't know what does!
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