After our stop in Paris, we hopped on a bus and took a 3-hour trip to Brussels, Belgium. This was both of our first times in Belgium and were pleasantly surprised that their main attractions were both A: amazing food and B: Hilarious statues. Brussels gained a little spot in my wanderlust heart although things turned sour on our return stop in Brussels but, thats not the city’s fault.
First off, the city is a lot more metropolis than I expected after visiting iconic Paris and bohemian Granada. The Grand Place or main square of the city is one of the most regal I’ve seen yet (even coming from Spain!) the Gold crusted tops of the buildings were mesmerizing. Surround the square are small streets with rows of quaint houses, bars and restaurants that look straight out of a Disney film.
Our main goal, of course was to devour as much Fries (Pommes Frites), Chocolate and Beer as possible. This was the mecca of these delights, afterall. One night for dinner we decided to take it up a knotch and order some mussels, a Belgian delicacy (with a side of fries, naturally) and they definitely didn’t disappoint!
Since we were eating half of the Country’s potatoe population, we decided it’d be best to walk everywhere. It was a simple task since most of the attractions are less than 10 minutes walking from eachother. We visited the chocolate museum and watched the process of making a pralines but, the best attraction of Belgium and quite possibly my entire life was the Mannekin Pis statue.
Imagine this: a country whose prized attraction is a 3ft tall bronzed statue of a cherub little boy peeing into a fountain. Brilliant! This was a surefire way of confirming that Belgium should be visited by everyone in the world at least once.
