Belgium and other things, in brief

During our entire stay in Belgium our diet predominantly consisted of:

• Waffles 
• Beer
• and Fries

Needless to say, both Chelsea and I have gone a little soft around the edges...

Some more observations about Europe so far:
European milk tastes like crap. It's just long life milk that people have decided to refrigerate. The first taste of real milk I've had since arriving was in Ghent and kindly donated by two Irish guys who had miraculously found a supply at an obscure supermarket.

Good bread only comes from France or a Turkish bakery in Ghent. I don't know why. All other bread has so far had the texture and taste of cardboard.

Food in general is quite processed and/or heavy. Especially coming from Australia, from eating veggies and fruit all day everyday and where meat and carbohydrates were the minority of my daily food intake. I've really been missing fresh, light food. Note: Since arriving in Croatia yesterday we have eaten 4 nectarines, a quarter of a watermelon, two bunches of grapes and 5 bananas; food in the South is proving to be a lot more to our liking.

Nacht Winkels (Night Shops) are probably the best things about Belgium. Open-all-night suppliers of alcohol, chips and cigarettes, the only things that people seem to need after hours.