To be fair, Brussels never really stood a chance. I want to say that I didn’t have a bias coming into this city, but that would be a lie. Prior to the trip, every time I mentioned that I was going to Belgium, people would say things like, “Well, you’re going to Bruges, right?” or “Make sure you spend a lot of time in Bruges.” Nothing about Brussels. In fact, I started to get the sense that most people wanted to tell me to skip Brussels, but kept quiet. We also just had the most incredible week – five days in Paris with my family celebrating Mom’s big birthday and then Bruges, one of the most enchanting cities I have ever had the pleasure of visiting. Like I said, it really seemed like Brussels didn’t really
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