Thanks for your comments and suggestions. I'm not quite sure what to expect. I have never had the opportunity to travel to continental Europe. And belgium sounded so quaint so we decided to meet there. I may try to rent a road bike one day to go for a nice long ride, but mostly I was thinking the bikes to get around in the cities. But who knows, my friend and I are both hardy walkers (and she isn't a cyclist beyond riding around in the city)

We will most likely stay in Brussels and take trains to different areas for day trips. I want to go to Flanders. But to be honest, I don't know much about Belgium so I don't know what there is to see there. However, that is my favorite part about planning a trip to some place I have never been -- the research and discovery.

Absolutely beautiful pictures. Thanks for the link. They make me want to go right now!