Leonardo Hotel Wavre

... night and off on my way the next day. So we had a coffee, then said goodbye and I ventured back to the hotel to grab my bag and find my hostel. Surprisingly it was really close and easy to find, so that was all good, and I relaxed and got myself organised for leaving the day after to go to Lübeck where I have relatives and where I would be staying for about a week before heading back to Milan to meet Mum, Dad and Sam again!<br><br>

... re sad and lonely. You need someone to protect you." <br> "But my dad does that! That's what dads are for. He comforts me; he protects me. And he remembers my birthday, too. I've got a backpack to carry my books, and I know where all my classes are. I don't need an escort. And a Valentine's Day card means that someone loves you. What if I don't love them back? I don't want a ...

... and has his leg up all the time- sor t of the dog version of Mannekin! A view of the City Hall/Hote deVille at night is quite inspiring as it is during the day.

... Overall Brussels seems like a very interesting city but we did not really have enough time to explore it in depth. The main reason I decided not to spend the night was that hotels are extremely expensive there. The fact that it is now the capital of the European Union means that prices have skyrocketed in the last decade or so. It is really not a city that caters to the budget traveler but more towards businessmen and the like.

... to shoot faster than his always-lurking shadow. The mural also features the strip's progressively shrinking villains, the Dalton Brothers, along with Jolly Jumper, "The smartest horse in the world" and Rantanplan, "The stupidest dog in the universe". St. Catherine Church and the surrounding Saint Catherine Place is one of Brussels' most scenic neighborhoods. Anchored by the black-moss cloaked stone cathedral, the surrounding ...

... of Belgium. He has good taste. At the Cafe Tasse, I had 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 St-Nicolas and the Notre-dame-de-la-Chapelle can now be added to my ABC list. And the legendary Manneken ...

... Got there at 3pm, reserved our seats on the train to Paris for 7:40pm. Went out to explore. First thing was to buy lunch. I had a Belgian waffle with chocolate sauce, real whipped cream and strawberries. SO good! The Belgian waffle batter is really more like a dough. Didn't get any beers though since I was hungover! but I kid you not, Brussels smelled like waffles as soon as you got out of the train station and all over the city! Walked around ...

... to worry about where Transportation and Accommodation. For Transportation we relied on Ryanair. The return ticket (including taxes) from Charleroi to Dublin and back only cost 66,- &euro; per person. For Accommodation we contacted some Hospitality Exchange members in Ireland through the HC and BeWelcome websites. Unfortunately the responses ...

... and politics, but I think that will eventually fade. When we got to Bruges, they spoke Flemish (basically Dutch with a different accent). Anyways, back to Brussels. We ate at a very nice sandwich shop. After refuelling, we asked the restaurant staff for directions to town. At this point we all came to the same conclusion about Europeans (or at least northern Europeans) - when you ask someone for an answer, they give you their opinion instead. The question was "how do we get to the ...