In Brussels et Bruges

19Jul11

Hotel Pantone - May I check into the Mimosa room, please?

Fries Galore

P's Duvel and my Belle-Vue Kriek

Belgium - An (beer) Education

Tin Tin Mania - lovin' the street art all around Brussels

Frites Phobia

Ze view from the Bruges Belfry - all 366 steps to the top

Au voir to the lovely canals and houses in Bruges

2 days in Brussels and a day trip to Bruges.

The highlight? Tin Tin street art, Smurf Street, the plethora of primo quality chocolates and nougat, aroma of waffles permeating the city streets, climbing the 366 steps to the top of the Bruges Belfry, taking in a grand overview of Brussels atop the Open Top Bus tour, the amazing architecture evident throughout Brussels and quaint small-town beauty of Bruges.

Downers: The fact that I don’t like Mussels or fries (gasp!) – I know, I’m such a weirdo. But honestly, I couldn’t bring myself to really indulge in either – to each their own. The crap weather in Bruges was also a bummer. Would’ve been awesome jumping on the canal tour and spending a bit more time walking the streets in Bruges because it is just so beautiful. It’s made up of a myriad of cobblestone streets that twine this way and that into an intriguing labyrinth of ceramic roofs. Everything in both Brussels & Bruges was also ridiculously expensive. How the fuck do the Belgians live with the high costs slapping us in the face everywhere we went? Surely this exorbitance wasn’t reserved purely for tourists?

It was a wonderful holiday, wish we never had to leave. Did I also mention we went via Eurostar? Sure beats the hassle of airport crap. Checking in, queuing at customs, delayed flights, baggage collection etc. For train lovers like us, it is undeniably the best way to have traveled to and fro. Eurostar FTW!

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