Big sparks in Brussels

The adventures of the gringos continues...

We are in our new 12'x12' suite no more than ten minutes when we decide to try our new fancy power converter with our computers. First I check that it will work with my travel iron. Great, no problem, heats right up. Ok, let's plug the power strip in so we can plug both compturs in. But wait, it has three prongs, and the converter only has two. What are we to do. Easy, cut off the ground. We plug in our newly modified power strip, and Snap, Crackle, Pop. No more TV. That was odd. Maybe it was a weak circuit, maybe the power strip we plugged into didn't like the converter. We better try this again on a wall socket. This time big spark, no lights. Needless to say, we called the front desk. A few minutes later the "bag boy" is at our door checking out the TV. We think our repairman is also the maid. In this case the motto "if at first you don't succeed, try again" probably wasn't the right approach to take.

More to come...stay tuned for "The penalty box", "french to gringo translations", and" the unisex restroom"