On Tuesday I went to the Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique in Brussels to see the 2 Spy Neandertal crania. It was totally cool; these were the first real Neandertal remains that I have seen & held with my own hands. I took tons of pictures, probably far more than I'll really need, but that's ok :) I can't post photos of the fossils online, so here's a picture of a statue of a dinosaur outside the main entrance to the museum:



After I shapecammed the skulls it was lunchtime, so we ate cheese & chocolate, and drank some wine, because, hey -- we're in Europe & that's what we do. I tried my best to understand & participate in the conversation. I kinda caught every third word & got the general gist of what was being said, but my French really sucks. So I just spoke English with a French accent.

Since I didn't need a second day at the museum, I took the train up to Amsterdam yesterday. I walked around, saw the Anne Frank House, the Van Gogh museum, etc. I even ate a herring sandwich. One day wasn't enough & I hope to go back again someday.

Here's a crooked canal house and some tulips: