Jour de repos

Yesterday was a lot, especially since I hadn't completely recovered from traveling Saturday night through Sunday evening. Yesterday included a €60 fine for getting on the wrong train (more on that later); a 6 km hike from Aachen, Germany, to the Dreiländereck monument with a total climb over 150 m; two stops in Liège, Belgium; a climb up the Montagne de Beuren; a delicious plate of boulets à la Liégesoise; and several reminders of just how amazing European trains can be.

Two snapshots from Liège. First, the Liège-Guillemins railways station, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava in 2009:

Second, the aforementioned Montagne de Beuren, whose 374 steps took "only" six minutes and fourteen seconds to climb, but wow that was a long six minutes:

Today I don't plan to leave Brussels. The forecast predicts rain around 11, giving me just enough time to walk over to the Place des Musées where I have plans to learn more about René Magritte and fine art in general. And, most importantly, I will get a waffle.