Yesterday was a good day...

I've been desperate to break out the slump I've been in so I've decided to start planning an activity for Autumn and I (and anyone else who wants to join us) for every Wednesday...I've lovingly named them our "Wild about Wednesdays."  Yesterday was our first one and although it was short notice Andi and Brooklyn decided to join us...yeah!  I had been planning to visit the Royal Museum for Central Africa in the nearby town of Tervuren since I'd heard about it in the hints class.  And since it is closing at the end of the year for a 3 YEAR renovation I decided we probably should do it sooner than later.  


So off we went...it was a relatively easy trip although it took about an hour.  But the best part was when we arrived the clouds parted and the sun was shining on the beautiful gardens that surround the museum.  We decided to take advantage of the sun shine and let the girls run around a bit. As are many places in Belgium, the grounds were nicely maintained and quite beautiful.  Autumn and Brooklyn sure had fun!

The museum itself is quite stunning from the outside too...

After the girls were somewhat tired out we decided to head in doors.  There were many interesting things to see inside the museum.  Lots of musical instruments, an enormous canoe carved out of a single tree trunk, and many other relics...here is a full list from the website of what is housed here (WOW):


Impressive figures
10,000,000 animal specimens
6,000,000 insects
800,000 fish
400,000 19th century photos of Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo
650 films about DR Congo, Rwanda and Burundi from 1940 to 1960
180,000 ethnographic objects
60,000 specimens of woody plants
40,000 aerial photographs
20,000 geological maps
16,000 minerals
8,000 musical instruments
4,000 works of art
2 km of historical archives (including over 10,000 letters and photographs, 88 diaries and notes of - among other - Stanley)

I have to admit though Autumn and Brooklyn's favorite part was the animals!!  There was even a giraffe and an elephant!!  Cool :o)

After we had made a full loop it was time to head home and get our two girlies in bed just in time for naps (ok so they both fell asleep in the stroller, but it was totally worth it...and Autumn surprisingly transferred to her bed quite easily to finish her nap).  After our fun first adventure I'm definitely looking forward to more "Wild about Wednesday" trips!!

And to top off the day I met some lovely ladies from the American's Women's Clubs for their Mom's Night Out.  They were headed to a very American style restaurant called Fat Boys (that doesn't sound like it would be American at all does it...haha) that was only a quick bus ride away.  It was great catching up with some ladies I hadn't seen for awhile and enjoying a delicious hamburger too.  All in all it was a great day in Brussels...and I'm starting to think Wednesdays may just become my new favorite day!