Today featured a trip to the EU Parliament in Brussels, Belgium. I was expecting an experience of awe-inspiring politics like my trips to Capitol Hill three years ago. Unfortunately, the experience was more akin to visiting an office building in any other city. It was a little under-whelming when I realized that by simply walking through a single metal detector with unarmed guards would be the extent of the security. Even worse, nearly the entire parliament had picked up to move to Strasbourg for the week, so the building was virtually abandoned. While we did meet with a MEP from the Netherlands briefly, the only notable highlight was to view the chambers briefly.
The trip got much better when we left the EP and went to the Grand'Place. Not only did this square have incredible architecture, it also had great waffles.
After wandering around for a bit, we then were reeled into a Greek cafe by perhaps the best waiter I have ever encountered. Despite his pleas for us to not post his image on the Internet so his three wives wouldn't find him there, I simply have to pay homage to the man who made Brussels a great place to be.
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