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Travel Blogs from Brussels
The Capital of Europe
... everyone thought it was a joke due to the fact that it was about 1.5 ft tall surrounded by a gate. We went to a couple churches and then decided on visiting the European Union because we have been traveling around Europe for over 3 months and we were at the home of the European Parliament. We saw the European Commission and Council buildings and then the Parliament from the taxi because we couldn’t seem to find it once we got ...
I love Belgian Beer
... and showing me around the city. I feel like I haven't done my first day here justice. Everything is BEAUTIFUL and everyone I met, American and European, have been so nice. Tried some great food of course, Friets with spicy sauce and Belgian Waffles with melted chocolate. That pretty much sums up Belgium....beer, chocolate and waffles! This girl is a fan! I guess I look like I know what I am doing as well, I have had 4 different people come ask me for directions. Of course I ...
Brussels
... to what I feel has been getting an ever so small insight into what life is like for locals here today. My mom and I have also been fortunate enough to gain a small insight into what life was like here in the 1940's. The house my grandmother grew up in--29 Rue de la Montagne--is located smack in the middle of Brussels, very near the Grand Place. As my Uncle Boris said in his interview, the street has been rebuilt, with buildings replicating pre-WWII structures. The house ...
Waffles in Brussels
... showering then making breaky and then chilling in the hostel for a while doing blogging and chatting with my room mates. About lunch time we all headed out to see Brussels – we first took the metro and went to the outskirts of the city to see the Atomium. This is the 'eiffel tower of Brussels’ apparently, except no one knows about it… basically it is a big ...
I finally got to see a wee bit of Belgium!
... unpack once and the barge travels all over. I just passed what looked like a training place for dog agility. If I come back, maybe I should bring Gracye and she can go to camp while I work during the week! :) Still work our way to Brussels. About half way there. Nivelles seems Ike a pretty good size town. Couple interesting old steeples, but also a lot of high rises. It is funny to see what I think are pretty old row homes right next ...