Brussels is basically land locked. There is a big canal around it but they buried the river and it is far from any sea. To give these city dwellers a sense of summer, they build a beach, or more accurately a boardwalk with a bit of sand along it. They call it Brussel Bad in Dutch, Bruxelles Les Bains in French.
Brussel Bad has been on the list since we made our list of things to do in Brussels. At first we had no idea what it was or where it was; it was just on the list. I researched it best I could, although there is no English version of the website, so I eventually loosely figured it out then confirmed some with an English summary on my favorite Brussels city website.
Today was the day. It was supposed to be nice all day, and it was in the morning for Lucy's half-day tennis camp and my and Julia's exploration of Tervueren and the African art museum. (I'm into links today I guess; not many good photos to share; we even forgot the camera when we went to Brussel Bad.) Then it rained. On the bright side, here were the positive things we discussed about our extremely brief and wet journey to Brussel Bad.
>> We found it; there were not really any signs and the maps online were sketchy.
>> We put our feet in some sand.
>> Our feet did not get burned on the sand.
>> The girls got to put on their swimsuits at least once on this trip.
>> We did not have to put on sunscreen.
>> We walked along almost the full length of it.
>> The girls got ice cream.
>> We heard some music.
>> We saw the water in the canal.
>> Lucy trod on a sand castle to crush it.
>> We got wet (from the pouring rain once we quickly did the rest).
>> They stayed in their swimsuits once we got back to the apartment, playing "beach".
>> The girls are happy.
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