Now that we were fortified with chocolate ....

We headed home for a bit to unload our purchases. It was still a little early for dinner so we went for a bit of a meander which led us to "THE BASILICA OF THE SACRED HEART" -(Basilica of Koekelberg).

The walk there was very interesting. We had obviously passed into the 'Gastarbeiter' area. There were lots of youths loitering on street corners. (Why do they always loiter on street corners? What's wrong with the middle of the street?) But what was so strange was the complete lack of females. There were lots of cafes, but they were all packed with men.

As for the Basilica, it was closed. We had arrived at the perfect time, so we had a lovely walk around the church as the sun was setting.