The third day that I was in Amsterdam we took a tour to a Belgium town called Bruges. the bus ride lasted for three hours but we had a great tour guide who, once we arrived let us loose to wander the town. Bruges is famous for to locally made chocolate and the beer. There was a shop for one or the other (sometimes both) on every street corner. The town was packed with tourists. We spoke with two couples from New York City who had been trapped in Europe by Super-storm Sandy. It was amazing just how many people there where in that predicament.

As we walked through on of Bruges many great cathedrals we saw the Madonna and Child carved by Michele Angelo. It was the only piece of his work to leave Italy while he was still alive. the only thing protecting it from the outside world were a pair of elderly ticket sellers and a pane of glass. I was astonished that belgium had so few worries about a terrorist attack.

O, and Happy Halloween. I REALLY missed it.