Waterloo and Raspberry Beer

Last night I discovered there are two time zones in Belgium - "old" and "young".  Old people go to bed between 1 and 2 a.m. and young people leave at 1:00 a.m. to party until 8.  This complicates the sleeping arrangements because some people are waking as others are going to sleep.  The "kids" had a great time.  They went to an upscale club in downtown Brussels, drank champagne (the real stuff @ $90 E per bottle) and danced until dawn.........

This afternoon one of Roger's nephews drove us to the Waterloo Battle site where they have a pavilion with a panoramic painting of the battle scene.  When we arrived last night I didn't realize that we actually were in Waterloo so we haven't had a chance to see Brussels yet.  The plan is to drive there tomorrow.  I also learned that the land that Roger's brother lives on was a part of the battle site, as well.

On the way home we stopped at a market where Roger bought  Belgium raspberry beer that I was anxious to try.  It took awhile to find it in the market because "raspberry" is not a word that translates to French.  It turned out that it's called "Rosee" with a picture of one raspberry on the label.  It's only 3% alcohol and it tastes a little like sweet sparkling wine. 

It's about six o'clock and the kitchen smells are starting but I doubt that we'll be eating before 10 p.m.so now we have some time to relax and prepare for a busy evening.