1. Other orders, such as Trappist monks, are discouraged from "idle chatter" and will only speak when it is deemed necessary.

2. The Trappist dark ales were first brewed by monks who fled France after the Napoleonic period.

3. The Trappist monks and nuns, who wear a white habit with black scapular, now have about 70 abbeys worldwide.

4. And they're pitching products and services from Trappist caramels to web site design.

5. We enjoy a rest day wandering around Antwerp's Gothic architecture, sampling such Belgian delicacies as chips with 27)mayonnaise, 28)waffles and Trappist beers.