European travel. It seems there is always something. Our train, among others, was cancelled due to a power outage. Instead we took a train to Rotterdam and then on to Brussels. Just put us behind a few hours.
I met a friendly person at the train station named Jon who it turns out actually worked at the power plant in Punxsutawney and new of the steam being used for the greenhouse to grow hot house tomatoes. What a small world!
Brussels is beautiful with the old buildings.
The cathedral.
Views of streets as we were walking.
The Grand Place. These have been government buildings and was also the bread market, notably so all trade occurred here and nobility could directly tax the people. All of the buildings surround the square on four sides.
Later on we took pictures at night. Just beautiful.
While walking through the streets looking for fine chocolates and of course, waffles!
Of course we also set out to find the pis statues.
We found comic book graffiti at as this place is famous for comic books.
We literally ate our way around this city. From fries, to chocolates, to Turkish delights, ice cream (Becca not me), cheese…The best fries ever including one of 8 sauces including a pickle sauce.
Turkish delights.
Waffles everywhere.
Lunch waffles at The Sister right off of the Grand Place. They have gluten free waffles made with chick pea flour. Auderghem waffles for lunch with tomato, avocado, goat cheese, and ruccola (arugula).
Their menu is on wood.
Belgian beer and cheese at the hotel.
Indoor market at St. Hubert’s..
The royal palace and the park.
Statue near Grand place of Bruegges.
Statue of Elisabeth.
Unexpected find in a comic book store: a whole Harry Potter section.
Other statues or artwork that caught my eye.
A really great panorama of the city during my morning run.
Before taking on Brussels.
We stopped at the Marie Louise garden and statue. This is me, Louise Marie in front of Marie Louise.
So true. All about inclusion.
The arch in the park.
Next stop: Antwerp.