Blogs from Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium, Europe - page 13

Belgium called loudly and we answered with vigor!!! We ate, drank and were very merry! We had every intention to visit Ghent, Antwerp and Bruges, while in Belgium. After all, the country is small and the train provides great, easy transportation throughout. Our hub was to be Brussels, and we booked our stay at the Stephanie Home Suites hotel. We had read several blogs about Belgium and were ready with our busy agenda, intent on seeing it all, drinking the beer, and eating the waffles and chocolate for which Belgium is so famed. Maybe it is the fact that we are Moroccan now and we have learned the skill (and it really is a skill) of being on a “no plan” plan, or maybe it was the unexpected wonderfulness of one of our now favorite places, ... read more

Breakfast I was awake around 7:30am by the sound of farting from my fellow room mates. You can tell they need the release as it has that pressure release sound! :) Anyway, I got showered and dressed and headed downstairs for the free tea, coffee and hot chocolate on offer! I was looking forward to that, however, no milk, so settled for a black coffee. It was Ok. I hadn't yet eaten, so while walking around the town, mI had noticed lots of Belgian waffles shops so settled on having one of those for breakfast. I opted for dark chocolate on the top. I also got a Coke Zero with it too. WOW! It was soooo good! It was warm, fluffy and some bits chewy. The sauce was warm and runny and, oh, just so heavenly! ... read more

Geo: 50.8371, 4.36761Its strange to think that 12 hours ago, we were waking up in Africa, on another continent. Leaving Carthage International Airport in Tunisia was relatively straight forward, but amusing all the same, for many reasons. First our cab driver overcharged us again really. If I never have to catch another cab Ill be a happy man. UWe arrived at the airport 2 hours before our flight to Belgium. The arrival sight of a massive queue to just get into departures then, wasn't the most uplifting. This was the stupidest and most pointless security check point I have ever seen. A couple of guys walked around with guns whilst everyone was herded into single file to put their bags through xray security and metal detectors just to get in the building. Bags went through with ... read more

From atoms in a lattice to JCVD In the previous two blog entries I have written about the places I visited in Normandy in France this summer. After I left France I went to Brussels in Belgium for a day. The Belgium part of the trip was not really intended in the first place but came up because flying home from Brussels was much cheaper than from Paris. I spent the day walking around Brussels making stops at various tourist sights along the way. I didn’t spend much time at each place. Actually I sort of just walked to one place, took a photo and then walked to the next. It is not my favourite way to travel. I prefer to spend a bit more time and not just rush through things. But I only had ... read more

A chocolate lovers MUST see city! Or must taste ... so many delicious chocolates. One weekend is not enough!... read more