Sue and Michael's in Huldenberg

The Greystoners, Clifford and Delores parked themselves right at home in Huldenberg together with TinTin and kept an eye on the two yorkie boy doglets but far enough away not to be savaged. A flexible plastic pig that squawked when savaged was their favourite. So much so that it had to be put away - they got so savage with it. So they spent their time digging for moles or dancing around a hedgehog. They may be samll but they are hunting dogs.

How about a wooden elephant or two? There is a truly magnificent Africa Museum in Tevuren, only 12 kms downhill from Mike and Sue's. Uphill home of course! This museum is very big and world class. It deals with Belgian influence in the Belgian Congo leading up to independenace and takes a factual, honest look at Belgium's involvement. Some of the taxidermy needs to be seen to be believed - especially for one slightly aged Kiwi person.

This shot above shows the said person trying to communicate with one of the wooden elephants. You can take him (the Kiwi person) any where once! "He's bound to go a long way!"

This one was reday to move when he was overcome by lethargy. The workmanship is superb.

Sammo found two baby ones who were very friendly - or so she said. Note: We had just dried out from a warm but very wet summer shower - only 300m from the museum, but did we get wet. very warm though and when we finally got back to Huldenberg we were bone dry.

These lads and ladesses are working art in the middle of a roundabout in Tevuren.

On the tram ride into Brussels from tevuren there are many homes for all the ambassadors. Since Brussels is the capital of Europe there are many outward signs of the workings of this capital city.

More later on Brussels and the historic buldings. It is beautifully kept city and so much history. It also has some quirky sides (to Kiwis anyway) an example of which is Mannekin Piss. This is a small statue close to the centre of Brussels of a boy having a piss. It is world famous and a major tourist spot. There are many little statue copies for sale and one sort is in the form a beer bottle opener on the head and a corkscreww in place of the penis. Many European countries have a significantly more tolerant and open attitudes towards what is frowned upon by some other well known countries. One can piss againt a church close by in an open air pissoir (if needed) keeping one back to the pedestrian way with minimal cover.

This is one of the restaurants right alondside the Mannekin Piss where one can enjoy beers and food and aperitifs. All very relaxed and civilised.

And here we have Mannekin Piss with the Greystoners in attendance.

One of the building frontages, '1698' it was built.

Another of the brave lads atop a building celebrating and keeping an eye out for potential enemies.

The intrepid Sammo (the hunter and gatherer and navigateuse extraordinaire) posing by a post suppporting flowers in the main square of Brussels.

And last but not least on this day of riding to Tevuren then tram to Brussels and return the same way, the two yorkie boys were lying in wait for us in a space only just cleared by the inimical Jean-Marc of chainsaw fame. Frodo is on the left and his cuzzybro Forrest on the right. They keep an eye out for 'anything that moves or is thinking of moving!'