Dear Mom,

As usual I seem to be writing the postcard after returning home. I had a lovely time with Alex in Belgium and am still in quite a relaxed frame of mind. The closest I came to doing anything scientific was to taste test as many different species of truffles and waffles as possible.

Alex and I always have plenty to talk about. The most interesting thing that she told me this weekend was to do with cows. Apparently, most cows in Europe are conceived by artificial insemination and delivered by Caesarian section. So maybe making cloned cows in not such a big step after all… This is getting too weird for me. Perhaps I should become a vegetarian.

Yours etc.

Bronwen

Grote Markt in the chocolate window, Mechelen