Brussels
Travel Blogs from Brussels, Belgium
Back to Babylon!
... weeks of speaking with my french-speaking Belgian friends Je sui plus miu (Im much better). Actually right now Im staying in Brussels at my good friends Nico place and we speak almost only french. But first things first. So I was hiking to the ...
A quick day trip to Brussels
After resting for a day at home, Ed and I decided to venture out to the city. From where our parents live, we took the metro to the Musee royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique. The museum had a great collection of Flemish artists - including the paintings of ...
Perusing Brugge on a chocolate high
After taking the train fro, Brussels to Bruges, we stepped out of the station to be greeted by corrals loaded with bikes and beautifully manicured parks. We headed for the belfry which marked the center of the small town bordered by canals. Little did we ...
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The land of Chocolate, Beer and Waffles
... , and sandwhich boards advertising their fixed price menus of the day, African, Italian, Moroccan, Turkish, French. Something i noticed about Brussels instantly was the sheer diversity - it was as if the city was a melting pot of culture, the attributes ...
Got hassled by my father, many apologies
Ok so I know that I am not updating my blog often but it is because I am finding very little time to sit down and write when I actually have the chance to access the internet. But I am staying in an apartment with wireless and tonight I have no ...
Brussels
Brussels, Belgium 09-17-07 Since we has a quick lay over in Brussels we decided to leave our backpacks at the station and walked the cobble stoned streets eyeing the delicious markets. There were beautiful flags hanging in the Grand Place. ...
Off again
... full of lame belgish people doin lovesongs in french..... had some more crazy beers there (they got over 400 types of beers in belgium) and then bought longnecks at a milkbar ;) and then realised we were actually quite drunk. then ran into a group of 7 ...
Belgian Chocolates, Waffles and Beer
We woke and had breakfast with the girls from our dorm, before getting ready for the day. We decided that tomorrow we would head back to London so this is our last real day of exploring. We booked an extra night, but had to change rooms to packed all our ...
Brussels
... known for their handmade lace, chocolate, frites (double fried french fries with mayo), and waffles. Also, on the drive into Brussels there was a Smart Car dealer (you know, those tiny two seater cars). They have a vending machine ...
Fighting the jetlag
... of it. After we were all historied- and museumed-out, we headed down to the Lower Town and walked up to Brussels' defining landmark, the Grand Place. Historically, the Upper Town was French and housed the aristorcracy, and the Lower Town was Flemish ...
Rainy, rainy time in Brussels
... quite nice as well. Another stop along the day was at a used bookstore, where I bought a couple of used Tintin books (he's from Belgium, not from France, as many think), an Asterix (that IS french) and a french version of Stephen King's "The Shining" (one ...
Thunks from somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean
So here we are: 37,000 feet above the earth following the same path I was on almost 15 ½ years later. Still the same skin. Still the same curiosity about the mysterious world around me. The only things different are a few gray hairs and an ...
Wanna buy a castle?
... bite of lunch and then decided to head out to explore a castle. The Gaasbeek Castle is located in Pajottenland, just southwest of Brussles. It dates back to the 13th century, but was remodeled in the late 19th century by a Marquise who turned it into a ...
Across Europe by Train
Our first serious travel day since arriving ... up at 4am to catch the Eurostar to Brussels, then the intercity express to Berlin via Cologne. In all, a 20 hour day with 12 hours of train travel. Apart from Gerard continually stressing about where we ...
Back to Starting point
September 7 With Frank to do some thing around Brussels, I waited in the meantime and we went to Grimbergen later where I could use the net and pack and unpack, with some fries! Mmm! ----------------------- September 8 I was lazy again, woke up ...
Foreign Soil
Well it may only be the airport, but I am in a new country! I just landed in Brussels where I am waiting for my transfer to Barcelona, which when I left Newark I was in question on whether I would make it or not. We sat on the runway for ...
Crazy day of travel
... me in the end... about 3 times more. Ouch. Oh well, because I ended up with an awesome day in Belgium. First, my three goals in Brussels were: waffle, chocolate, beer. I accomplished them in that order. First I wandered around the city a little bit, ...
Chocoholic's paradise
... rich cinnamon-flavoured hot chocolate, served with a side of 77% cocoa bars and chocolate-covered coffee beans. I highly recommend Brussels to all chocoholics. In between tasting, I managed to squeeze in a few cultural sites and attractions. The Eglise ...
Leaving Drinks and the Art of Preparation
... of my sight! So there you go. All packed and ready to go. Goodbye brussels...but not forever. Next stop Heathrow airport and a 16 hour flight to ...
Happy Birthday to me!
... ready to head to Belgium. A bit hungover from the night before, Laura and I drove into Cologne and I caught the train to Brussels where I met Ashley. We quickly realized that we didn't have each others phone numbers and hadn't planned on a meeting spot ...
Brussels by Belgians
... I really didn't have anything else to see in Brussels and my next flight was not one I was willing to even risk missing. Brussels airport seemed really small and not busy. I got through uneventfully, boarded the plane, and was on my way to see ...
Brussels
I stopped over today for a few hours in Brussels on my way to San Sebastian, Spain. This is a pretty nice place. There isn't a lot of history that I am too familiar with here, but there are lots of cool buildings, churches, and ...
Waffles, Chocolate, Beer, Lace & a Peeing Statue
... high speed train, which honestly didn't feel like it was moving faster than any other train I've been on) Anyway, Brussels is AWESOME. Because the Brussels and Paris trip is one combined trip everyone was just focusing their excitement on ...
A few hours in Brussels
... Belgian waffles and some Belgian chocolate (not very impressive), nevertheless we feel we achieved a token state of experience in Brussels. I would write more but I am on a french computer and their keyboards are very different and the strange locations ...
Brussels
One word: waffles. Oh yeah and beer. Not a lot happened here. just stopped through becasue our flight to Moscow is out of here tomorrow. Peace out ...
Arrivée à Bruxelles et autre
Donc... Nous sommes arrivés à Brussel dans l'après-midi aujourd'hui. Nous restons pour la première fois (de notre vie) dans un Bed & Breakfast. Ici, ça s'appelle la villa Zarin. Nous sommes à 2 pas du centre de ...

