Our group of friends here in the UK all got together and organized a trip by train to Brussels, the capitol of Belgium and the E.U. Bill and I were asked if we wanted to tag along, and just like that, we were going to Brussels!
One of the couples had the foresight to bring a few bottles of bubbly and plastic glasses, so once in the Chunnel, pop! went the cork and the festivities began.
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| A bit of bubbly for the Chunnel |
After a group effort finding the metro, our hotel, and the restaurant where we had dinner reservations, we got to have some fun playing tourist before the end of our first night. The photo below isn't the greatest, but we're in the "Grand Place" (pronounced grand plass), the historic town centre of Brussels. And I just had to do my "muscles in Brussels" pose. I'm such a nerd!
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| My muscles in Brussels |
The next day was a day of gawking at sights. One of the most prominent is Manneken Pis, the little bronze statue of the boy peeing into a fountain. Apparently the little pissing boy has numerous costume changes and on this particular day he was wearing some sort of traveling attire. I have included another picture (taken on our last day) of the more traditional, buck nekkid, Manneken Pis.
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| A clothed Manneken Pis |
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| And a naked Manneken Pis |
We also saw this really cool statue at the Grasmarkt. I am not sure if it has any historic significance, but it was a pretty cool statue. Enjoy!
The day was not just about sight seeing, but also gorging on food!! We had freshly made Belgian waffles with all the trimmings.
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| Belgian Waffles! |
And in the afternoon it started really chucking down rain, so we ducked into one of the Delirium beer purveyors to enjoy their goods. There were about 5 different Delirium pubs in a one block radius, all had a different vibe and different clientele - we went to the boring quiet one, which was AWESOME!
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| Belgian Beer |
We did a bit more sightseeing before taking a wee nap prior our dinner reservations. Below you'll see the flower carpet viewing balcony on the Town Hall in the Grand Place. There will be a lot more on the Flower Carpet in my next blog post.
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| Grand Place Buildings |
On our way back to the hotel for the wee nap, Bill and I ducked into St. Michael's Cathedral.
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| St. Michael's Cathedral |
I lit a candle for my mom, and then we spend about a half an hour looking around the beautiful cathedral.
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| Lighting a candle in St. Michael's Cathedral |
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| St. Michael's Cathedral nave |
That night we went to a rather expensive, Michilin-starred restaurant in the city centre. Many people ordered the mussels & frites (fries), which they said were amazing. I am not a fan of mussels, so I had a delicious duck breast.
After dinner we ducked back into the quiet Delirium beer emporium, and I tried yet another bier. It was delicious!
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| More beer! |
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