How cool is this?

Specifically, free wifi on a speeding train. With beautiful green, gold and brown fields rushing by, and Paris ahead.

This is a major holiday weekend in Europe, and the train is packed with people going Somewhere Else. Lots of families traveling - it seems to be a popular holiday for 3 generations to take together.

Last night Bruges geared up for May Day and the May Fair that will last most of the month. From my 4th floor room I had an unobstructed view of the fireworks display that kicked off the festivities.

Now on to Paris, where I can retreat to the apartment every night and pretend I'm not a tourist. On this visit I may even figure out how to work the television - last time it required coordination of two separate remotes.