Chocolate is good. We tried all the chocolates in Brussels so you can go straight to the best. In general, we like to take a dark chocolate covered caramel as our first challenge piece. If a chocolatier can't get this one right, we have little hope for their other flavors. We usually try a coffee or citrus flavor next. These should be strong but not too sweet, and the citrus needs to be just the right amount of tangy. It is delightful when chocolatiers have inventive flavors,

Bruges, Belgium To do: Bruges is well worth an overnight and perhaps two. Highlights for us were the architecture, chocolate, and museums. We spent a good deal of time just walking random streets–sometimes along the canals–admiring the doors which open on the canals, gardens or facades. The shopping is good with many high-end brands, but also lots of antiques and well-curated collections of whatnot. Old homes which back to the canal have doors permitting water access. The