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Trip start
May 19, 2023
Brussels Traveler
Grote markt, Manneken Pis
May 19, 2023 in Belgium ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
The first day I arrived in Brussels, I went straight out with a friend (Marla) a girl that I met in the hostel. We went to the Grote Markt, Manneken Pis and sat down at a really cute place to have some local beers. The whole area around Grote Markt really gives you that historical feeling and everyone is just chilling and having a beer. We also saw Manneken Pis which is a statue of a boy pissing. Haha. It is so funny to see how many people are drawn by that statue. Later on, I also went to a beer tasting event. Honestly, I won't really recommend anyone to pay around 20 euros for that. I feel like you enjoy it better by just sitting down in a local bar and ordering some special drinks. However, the pub crawl experience was fun. We went out in a small group and hopped on to different bars. So I would say it is a really good experience to visit bars in a short time and meet some new people. There is also one fun thing you could do is to count the comic painting on the walls. There are apparently plenty of them that you can see when you walk around the center.Read more
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Brussels pride
May 20, 2023 in Belgium ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
I was planning to spend my long weekend in Brussels and I was so lucky to get to experience the Brussels pride parade on that day. It was completely unexpected and unplanned. It was so much fun and was full with people who wants to celebrate the freedom of the day. 🏳️‍🌈I walked almost half of the parade with the crowd and at the end of the parade there was a huge stage in the center with DJs. At night , there were also small stages at some junctions of the street for you to keep the party going. Really really cool.Read more
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Brugge & Ghent
May 21, 2023 in Belgium ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
During my weekend in Brussels, I have booked a day trip to Ghent and Brugge. Both are really nice places but I won't suggest you take a day trip like me if you have extra spare time. It was a little too rushed for me to see the places. But one of the good things about the tour is that we have a tour guide with us and he explained to us the history of the cities. It gives you a good overview of what you are looking at. So that part was really nice. It is just unfortunate that we don't have more time to actually see things. The tour guide recommended a few restaurants to try local dishes like waffles and stoofvlees. It is a traditional Belgium dish which was really delicious! At the end of the tour, we went to a food hall in Brussels for dinner. It was a really cute food hall and the food was good. I think the price was reasonable as well. During the trip, I also tried their mussels and fries. It is just so good. Definitely recommend it if you are a foodie.Read more
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Brussels
May 22, 2023 in Belgium ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
I went to see a lot of other tourist spots on my last day and just spent my last day walking around the city. If you are really interested in this pissing statue, there are also Janneke Pis and Zinneken Pis which are very funny to see actually. During my walk around the city, I passed by the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula. The cathedral has really nice stained glass windows which are really beautiful. I also briefly walked past the Old England building and the Royal Palace. One thing here is I didn't have the time to visit the Delirium village, it is a really cool place to see and enjoy the Delirium beers. During my lunch time, I just want to eat some fresh seafood and enjoy a beer. That you can also do cause I think there are a lot of restaurants that offer seafood.Read more
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Trip end
May 22, 2023

Grote markt, Manneken Pis

Brussels pride

Brugge & Ghent

Brussels