Waterloo and Brussels

After a nice breakfast in our hotel we walked to the central station in Antwerp to catch a train to Waterloo to see a friend of Ji that used to live in Heidelberg but had moved to Belgium a few months ago.
We didn't have to change but it was a slow local train - a stoptrain - that stopped at every station

We got dropped at the main attraction in Waterloo - an interactive museum about the battle  - while Ji's friend had to run some errands. She didn't want to watch the exhibition multiple times.

The exhibition in an underground complex was very well done. It covered the history leading to the battle and it"s aftermath and many details about the soldier's life and experience - including of course the suffering .
We could have spent many hours in the exhibit which had an audio guide with more than 100 stories but had to leave after one hour to meet our friend.
Before we left we climbed an big mound that was build to commemorate the battle

A good opportunity to use our selfie stick for the first tme

Time to rest a litle

After all the exercise  we got invited for coffee and cake
We had a great strawberry cake and Mia played with Ophelia who she knows from Heodelberg

On the way back we stopped in Brussels for some quick sight seeing and a Belgian waffles

The grand place is the center of Brussles

On the way back the central station in Antwerp looked beautiful at night