We have been so lucky with the weather since we have moved to Belgium. Many days present us with bright blue skies, and the ground is bursting with life. We celebrated the weather by taking an eight-year-old friend of ours to the Kasteel van Groot-Bijgaarden tulip festival. She saw her first moat and drawbridge, and spent most of the time running around and attempting cartwheels on the grass. She was so disturbed by the dying flowers bent over with age, attempting to lift them back up again, and sighing when they limply hung down in surrender. We also took her to Atomium and Mini Europe. She was even able to press a button to demolish the Berlin wall, but didn’t seem particularly awed by this event. She was much more impressed with the echo chamber in Bruxelles-Central than by the Grand Place. On the train home, we entertained her by seeing how long she could hold her arms vertically upright. It was at least 15 minutes. Strangely, she thought this was a Very Fun Game.