Our Belgium Family

We had arranged to meet our niece , Liz, and her family in Ghent, but when our tour ended we still had spare time before they'd arrive. So we ended up in a local pub where Doug sampled the craft beer. Belgium has over 4400 types of beer and that's not counting the beer that's made within families. Doug had a 5%, a 6.25% and 8% beer which he seemed to enjoy.
At noon we were standing in front of St. Bavo's Cathedral with our red Roots Canada backpack looking for Liz, her kids and Victor, when a couple approached us and asked if we were from Canada. When we responded "yes", they then asked if we were related to Elizabeth Thomas. It turns out that they're Victor's parents, Els and Thomas. We had a great visit with them while we waited for the young family and we discovered that they are great, friendly people that made our time waiting fun.
We had a lunch and a stroll with Liz, Victor, Els, Thomas, 2 year old Titus and baby, Gustav. I even got Titus to sit on my knee for a bit! Somehow we ended up at a pub with an outdoor patio where Doug traded smoked meat stories with Victor and Thomas while trying another kind of Belgium beer. Now he only has 4,396 more kinds to try.Read more