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Brussels and Bruges in a Weekend

We are not generally spontaneous people, especially when it comes to travel. So when Dave called from the office on Thursday and said he was looking at driving to Brussels , a three-hour car ride away, I worked my magic, found a great deal and within the hour we were booked for a weekend in Brussels. (Leaving the next day!) The thing about being spontaneous is I can't do the level of research I usually do when we travel. I researched the Italy trip for three months. I had about a day for Brussels. Less for Bruges, which we added to the trip in the car. So, yeah. I was flying a bit blind here. I found two very "us" things to do in Brussels on Saturday. We started our day at  Mini Europe , a little park north of the city with these cute, miniature buildings from cities around Europe. Hysterical. And, just nearby,  Star Wars: Identities Expo  -- a traveling exhibit of Star Wars props and behind-the-scenes stories. Total geek out.  Everything else we did was by she...