Wednesday, September 25, 2019: Flight to Brussels, Mechelen, Antwerp

I finished my Romanian trip yesterday and flew from Bucharest to Brussels this morning. I needed to fill the rental, return it and get to the airport for a 7:40 am flight on Tarom Airlines, the Romanian airline. I found a service station and after driving around and around for awhile, I found the Hertz car return lot. I hiked about a half mile from the lot to the terminal. Could have been much worse.

I checked my bag and went through security without too much trouble. The biggest issue was they asked me to remove my belt. Having lost so much weight, I had problems holding up my pants while humbling with my carry-on luggage.

At the Bucharest airport, I realized I had not gotten a souvenir of the Romanian trip. So, I bought a coffee mug.

The flight was uneventful. I arrived a little late due to a delayed departure for some security issue. Stephen's transAtlantic flight arrived about 30 minutes early, so he had been waiting a couple of hours for me to arrive.

We checked out our car, and headed north toward Antwerp. The plan was to stop in Mechelen to look around and have a late lunch at the Mechelen McDonald's.

After a couple of hours in Mechelen, we continued north toward Antwerp, arriving after about a hour's drive. We checked into the Hilton Old Town Antwerp hotel and quickly found the Hard Rock Cafe. I got tee shirts for all of Laura's family.