We arrived in Brussels mid afternoon and couldn’t get into our hostel yet. We were starving and found a delicious kebab place (!). We then walked to the center of town where we saw the Grand Place, supposedly one of Europe’s most beautiful square and it was quite impressive. We then walked to a café for some warmth because it was actually freezing outside. I had a cappuccino but the girls had a hot chocolate where they served you steaming hot milk and then chocolate on a sucker and you mixed it in and let it melt. Pretty yummy!
Walked around some more the Mannekin Pis…. i.e. Pissing Boy. No joke- just a little boy peeing and it’s a fountain. Oh the Belge.
We were freezing and decided to see a movie- what harm could be done? SO MUCH. We saw the weirdest movie of all time. Its in the Cannes festival and is Australian and we recognized the actress and its called Sleeping Beauty and we all like fairy tales so thought it would be magical… WE WERE WRONG. We had no idea what it was about going into it and I urge you not to watch the trailer because it is the weirdest most sexual film and you will be scared for life… its really freaking weird.
The next day it snowed. Which meant it was really cold! But we did two walking tours and saw the European quarter and lots of comic book murals and other things but mostly we were really cold. But as most museums are closed on Mondays we had no choice but to walk and made the most of it.
Looks like a great trip, little town, full of little people, do they say Bonjour there? We probably need one of those peeing boy statues. You can never have too many of those. Talk with you soon.
ReplyDeleteWell actually the US Air Sky Mall has a replica of the statue - so it will be a perfect bday gift for her.
ReplyDeleteBrussels is so pretty in the winter! Although defiantly chilly! Your photos with scarves and boots certainly seem familiar. (love the cream scarf by the way) Isn't the peeing boy strange, it's like the city mascot.
ReplyDeletei dont want that for my birthday!!!!!
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