Brussels

We had a fantastic city break in Brussels...the first of many we hope!

... we have added from our first whirlwind tour of Europe. Greek Islands - August 4th to 12th Amsterdam - August 12th to 15th Brussels - August 15th to 17th Edinburgh - August 17th to 21st Then we will be HOME to London! There will be ...

... to Sweden on a ferry. Then we caught a bus to Berlin (7 hr trip). Next was a flight to Amsterdam. Then a short bus trip to Brussels, Belgium. From here we caught another bus to Lille, France. Here we picked up a hire car and took on the French roads to ...

... out a fabulous beer. (Sorry Stella, Leffe gets my vote) A little later, we head to one of the more unusual attractions in Brussels - the Toone Theatre. This puppetteering group has been run continuously by a family for the last 150+ years, and put on ...

... that takes you down the steep hill to the lower town. Once we got down there we understood why guidebooks describe Brussels euphemistically as "earthy".  It was definitely seedier and less clean than the towns we had visited so far.  The ...

... may have a chance....but people in Melbourne might only end up getting wrappers....if that XD.  I tried a horse steak in Brussels...interesting texture, very dense but not stringy at all...something to try =P.  The Waterzooi that Yee-Ling had ...

... out of his or her way to eat stew until I tasted Randy's meal. We must recommend the stew if anyone should find themselves in Brussels.   We then made an attempt to find a bus to our hotel, knowing that we were far too exhausted to make the long ...