Rainy and windy. All the museums are closed on Monday so we had planned to visit the botanical garden and take a boat ride on the canals. Forget that.
We did visit the nearby castle of The Dukes of Flanders. It dates from the 11th century but has been destroyed and rebuilt many times since then. Now it is a perfect castle for a movie set. There is an impressive display of instruments of torture , with many groups of small school children showing great interest. Sandy was appalled. I'll admit it is hard to believe such cruelty was ever condoned.
Rain kept falling. Nothing else indoors to do. After lunch we retreated to our room to read and watch tennis and a bike race on TV. Later, drinks and a good dinner made us feel less sorry for ourselves, and by 9 o'clock the rain actually stopped. At least for now.
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