Still Day 2: Still No Packs

Well, after 10 + flights from London today, our bags are still not here and the British Airways office is still closed (it's almost midnight here, so we'll give them a break).

Tim and I are actually doing quite well now, despite our seemingly paralyzed state. We took long naps today (which is why I'm posting at this late hour) and washed our 1 set of clothes each while sitting around a stranger's empty house in bath towels!. We then ate dinner at a charming little ice cream shop / restaurant nearby. We resolved to consider this loss an adventure in personal hygiene and stamina, and planned out how we can make-do for the rest of our trip if our bags don't turn up soon. Apparently, we have 3 days, and then the airline officially considers our luggage lost. Good news however - we have both travel insurance and a promise of at least "consideration of reimbursement" from the airline. With this knowledge in hand, we are heading to the nearby equivalent of Walmart ("Carrefour") tomorrow.

I must mention one additional thing that happened. Ruth, the wonderful friend that drove us to the airport earlier today, stopped by the house where we are staying with a spare travel backpack, a detailed guide to the villages around Brussels for shopping purposes and, finally, toothbrushes!! (Recall, all stores are closed on Sundays here). Ruth (aside from living up to her Old Testament namesake) is truly our Belgian-German guardian angel extraordinaire!