Lost in translation
Trip Start
Dec 22, 2009
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Trip End
Jun 22, 2010
Brussels, Belgium
Monday, January 25, 2010
Anyhow, we are dazed and confused for a while, but managed to make it to the outskirts of the city to the lovely home of Andrea and Paco, the best home away from home one could ever ask for! Upon our late arrival, we were enthusiastically greeted by a beautiful and darling three year old named Sophie who was very excited to see us and helped mom whip up a delicious meal for us to feast on. A wonderful evening and a very comfortable nights sleep later we were walking around the city of Brussels.
I must say, I wasn't quite sure what to expect from the capital of a relatively small country, but boy was I surprised. First sight we visited was the famous 'Grand Platz', the most beautiful old center in the world. Apparently we missed the city's "Mannequin Pis" statue, which must have been so small for us not to see it, when we visited the platz 3 times! Anyhow check out the link of the little boy peeing, super classy!
The city is absolutely beautiful with lots of Gothic and Art Nouvau architecture to check out. There are specialty chocolate shops everywhere and it's super hard for a recovering chocoholic to ignore the smell every time you pass, including the infamous Godiva. Unfortunately, I opted for a taste of Godiva (Adam's favorite) knowing that I love the Neauhaus cholocate and was sadly disappointed, the chocolates Andrea had for us in the room were way better! We had some seriously low temperatures but managed to cover a decent amount of ground in the city including a visit to see a special Frida Kahlo exhibit, have the most amazing "pommes frites" of our lives and drink some delicious Belgian beer before the day came to an end. To top an already excellent day we were treated to a wonderful meal of "Gambas al Ajillo", such a treat for the kebab feasting nomads.
