Other activities...

I forgot to write that Daniel(e) returned here after a two year absence. Despite the short notice, Ruilin and I managed to scramble into town to catch up on lunch and drinks.

We kicked it off with lunch at Horoki and in hindsight, I seriously regret not taking a photo of the lunch we had. We ordered and shared three different lunch specials and spent a fair amount of time saying *damn, this is good!* We savoured our meal but eventually decided to leave because the staff pointedly started setting up their lunch on the table next to us.

Since it was such a lovely day, and I was the sole native drinker, I decided we should go to a bar with an open rooftop to kick back and chat. Our first stop was Madame Brussels where we enjoyed the lawn furniture and astroturf, until the presence of children blowing on party whistles drove us out.

Enjoying the lawn in Brussels

We then went and enjoyed the classy environs and nice view of Parliament House over at Siglo. Ruilin and I had an amazing truffled duck liver parfait (I also regret not photographing it - it was so amazing Ruilin bought an extra one for herself!), Daniele's amico svizzero Paolo joined us, and we had long conversations on male vs. female life outlook, travel, and the pronounciation of names in Italian.

So yes, fun was had by all and it was great catching up. As Dan said during one of our long and detailed conversations - we all remembered the good times and it were as if he'd never left!