(Looney) Toone

March 8: Man oh man do I have great luck. A friend invited me to a play last Saturday, and I was dying to do something outside of the typical college scene, so I gladly accepted. We decided to meet early so we could catch the train that stopped nearest the theater. However, for whatever reason, I was convinced that it was not the right train and insisted that we check the schedule. As we realized we had been on the right train, it drove away. Sooo... we grabbed dinner quick in Louvain-la-Neuve and caught the next train that left in a half hour. Unfortunately, that train didn't stop where we needed to go, and I had only gotten directions from the station at Etterbeek. In any case, we got to the nearest stop on that train's path at 7:10. The play started at 8, and we were a couple km away, with only a general idea of where to go, so we started walking. Past the European Commission, through the large park and halfway across Brussels. Something didn't seem right, and according to the little map I had drawn from the other station, we realized that we had actually gone too far. This was at about 7:50. We turned around, walked awfully fast in the opposite direction, and finally made it into the theater at 7:55. I think we got the last 2 tickets and made it in just in time to see the beginning of Pygmalion. (We had a friend who was acting in it)

The show was great, but when it ended, we realized we had missed the last train back to Louvain-la-Neuve (LLN). We searched out our friend, Jean-Charles, and he agreed to drive us home if only we went out for a drink with him. Happy to oblige! :) He took us out to this place called the Toone, which has done marionette theater since 1830. I guess they still do a show once a week or so, but it was really just an old bar with a lot of character. We tried some different Belgian beers, and enjoyed the ambience - including a cat that decided to join us in the window! All in all, it was quite an adventure, but a great night!