As usual, I took the train to go there. Generally, it takes less than three hours to go from Frankfurt to Brussels and it is much more comfortable than going to the airport. From Brussels, I need an additional 20 minutes to reach Mechelen. The trip between Frankfurt and

Once in Mechelen, I tried to cook Spanish tortillas for Saskia and Peter. They came this time with strange requirements: they wanted to put tomatoes, salt and pepper on it and I did my best to preserve this Spanish "delicatessen" but I was their guest so I had to give up in some points... Anyway, the final result was really a success and I felt very proud of my skills as tortilla-cook. I must admit that the previous try was such a disaster that it was very easy to improve.
On Sunday morning, it was sunny so we decided to go for a ride with the bycicles. First thing to note is that Belgium (Flanders to be more accurate) is extremely flat, not like Guadalajara. It was a real pleasure to cycle close to a canal for 10 kilometres without going up- or downhill for more than 5 metres (see picture below). On the other hand, that may be the reason by Belgium has not win a single Tour de France in the last 30 years. Anyway, it was absolutely delicious, probably one of my best experiences in the last year.

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