'Brussels is ugly and we love it.
And if we don't love it, we live with it. So don't be surprised that we built a terrible apartment block next to an Art Nouveau jewel, or a UFO in front of the Central Station'
Written by locals, this sums up Brussels pretty well in my opinion. Pretty things and ugly things kinda lumped together and the pretty things are really pretty and the ugly things are really ugly! Some of their other tips include:
-Be yourself especially if you're weird (acting cool may work in Paris but not here)
-Mix some languages.
And my favourite:
-STOP STEALING OUR BEER GLASSES.
We meant to do a Waffle making class
Or a beer tasting class but we got a bit lost. EVERYONE gets lost in Brussels.. The streets are all bendy... But in a sneaky way.. They just gradually bend you round and then you think you are south but you are west and generally just muddled. We hired bikes today and rode to some nice parks and now my legs want to fall off. The riding was supposed to give us a break from all the tiredness from walking but the constantly getting lost just meant for extra riding. Brussels has lots of hills.
On to Bruges tomorrow for some further beer tasting and prettiness.
Oh yes, and Paris finished up lovely -only one tip I have and that is: if you are a girl travelling with your significant male other, DONT accompany him to the military museum. Just go to the park and read Northanger Abbey and eat a baguette.
If you do go you will see HUNDREDS of swords, armour, guns, military equipment, crossbows, crossbow/gun combos, arrows, shields, knives, horses, more armour, knights, videos showing historical BATTLE TACTICS. Boys, you will love it.
Girls: you will find it interesting at first (especially if you have studied medieval/french history) but after the 50th room your legs will be tired and you'll have lost the will to live.
Ps. My only photo is of Toby's FIRST selection of macaroons ever! He'd never had them before so we bought some in Paris. They were yum.
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