Well, Brussels and I got off to a weird start yesterday, but am hoping for the best today. Most of my problems stemmed directly from my flight (Madrid to here). I flew Ryanair, one of these newish cheapie airlines, in what I believe will be a first-and-last experience. The good news: the flight only cost €30! But the bad news is that it left at 6:15 AM, the Madrid metro does not start running until 6:00 AM which necessitated a €26 cab, and the flight landed not in Brussels but in Charleroi, an airport 40 kilometers away. Which meant another hour and another €12 on a train. So I arrived at my hostel around noon (having been awake for eight hours) completely wiped, road-weary and grumped up to Jesus that I just shelled out €68. There was nothing for it but to take a nap, then head to the movies. I saw SATC(meh) and Iron Man(ROCKED). Today I have a new lease on life, and am heading out presently to obtain culture and frites (not necessarily in that order).
