Monday, November 3, 2014

Get Lost, and You Might Find: My Time in Brussels


“I want to go to Brussels!” A phrase I had never spoken. When planning my Amsterdam trip, my travel partner and I found round trip bus tickets to Brussels from Amsterdam for $4!! Yep you read that right. 4 bucks.  So we had to go to Brussels for the hell of it.  I must say, one day in Brussels was enough to see almost everything, but to my surprise, I have officially fallen in love with the city.  Our main focus was to eat Belgian waffles, have Moules Frites (Mussels and fries), Belgian chocolate, and a hearty Belgian beer.  But the city itself is just as cool as the food. The buildings were stately and beautiful, while also full of character. Brussels is the center of the EU (European Union) and there were diplomats and important people all over the city.  However, there were just enough native Belgians and immigrants to reserve the authenticity of the city.