Yesterday, a group of us decided to take a day-trip to Brussels, Belgium to get out of Maastricht for a little bit. It was a nice break from schoolwork, & since Brussels is only 2 hours away by train, it made for nice & easy travel. We headed out of Maastricht-Centraal at 10 am, changed trains in Liege, and arrived in Brussels around noon to start our day. Kristina, a friend of Cenay, is currently working at the European Ombudsman so she has been living in Brussels for quite some time now. She kindly showed us around the city. I had been there once before in the Summer of 2007, but it was nice to get to see more of the city than just the very kitsch touristy parts. Of course, we started our day off
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