First off, gettng to Brussels was not fun, epecially lugging around a rucksack (I know, stop complaining Jennifer). We arrived in the train station, bought tickets, waited and waited and waited for food, ran and I do mean ran to our platform....only to find out, train ariving at a different platform!! So we of course clip it to the next platform and wonder if we will find a seat at all, everyone is trying to cram themselves in to these coaches. However, low and behold, we find an almost empty one with huge comortable seats. Why isn't everyone in here, we wonder? That's right, first class and so we remove ourselves from our comfort and drag ourselves down to where the commoners sit.
Once in Brussels, we wander arounf for a half hour and accidentally stumble upon our hostel. We grab a quick nap, and then head out to a world famous bar, Delirium. Here they serve about 400 types of beer, and if you are ever there, trust me the cherry beer is divine! So, we drink some beer, meet some people who barely speak English and listen to some great live music. All in all, a good night.
Next day, we decideto do some very touristy things:
-Le Grand Place, which is absolutely beautiful and I cannot describe it, so see picture.
- Atomium, this weird moecule shaped building with various exhibits, but pretty cool (ate a Belgium waffle).
-Mini Europe (Yes, you guessed it, the sights of Europe in mini form! Exciting at fist, but excitement does wear off once you hit Greece).
- Le Mannequin-Pis or the Peeing Boy (a famous fountain in Brussels, not that exciting).
-Supper at a nice restaurant looking out over Le Grand Place.
Next day, shopping!! Bought a few nice things, then headed to the train station for Paris, which of course will be my nex blog. Stay tuned!
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