• inga518France, Belgium, Ireland 2018Traveler
    2Cafe umbrellas, floats and a Gothic 16th Century King's House.
    2Hergé's street art mural where a fire escape used to be, with Tintin, Capt. Haddock and Snowy.2The Manneken-Pis has over 900 costumes, this one made by Jean-Paul Gaultier for Pride Week.1His master was leaning on the wall playing the harmonica, not a bad gig.1Went for the Delirium Tremens Blonde Ale, 8.5 ABV. Belgians like their beer strong.2City Hall, 15th Century Gothic.

    Brussels

    May 13, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

    Just scratched the surface but glad that I visited Brussels. Hotel La Legend was perfect, location stupid close to the train station and the Grand Place a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Took a walking tour and would have never found the bar that was tucked away down an alley. It boasts a Guinness book record for most varieties of beer sold in a week, 2000 of them. They have since reduced that to 100, such restraint. Tried my first Belgian chocolate, Galler, a local confectioner that does not export, yum. I found the city to be easier to navigate than Bruges, I could not pull it together there, even with my handy dandy compass. Final word on Belgium, they like to celebrate!Read more