When I checked into my Brussels apartment, I was amazed at the gorgeous view from my bedroom...wow!
Caught it again around sunrise the next morning. View did not suck.
After getting settled, I had a lovely dinner of beef cheeks and frites with some Belgian beer and chatted with a guy from DC. Turned in for the night, but wasn't able to sleep due to street noise...drunks singing, fighting and just being obnoxious. Because of this, I could never stay at this particular apartment again. There's also a crazy steep stairway, which apparently is very common in Europe.
The next day, I set out to explore and find a Geocache in Belgium so I could get my first international Geocache souvenir (AKA badge on my profile). Success!
Later that day I attended a chocolate walking tour, which included a stop and samples at Pierre Marcolini, one of Belgium's most renowned chocolatiers. Tour guide definitely saved the best for last. We even got to make our own chocolates as part of the tour.. really fun!
By the end of the day though, I felt like I had overdosed on sweets and needed a nice hot meal, so I got my "mussels in Brussels." :)
(Odd label)
The next day I attended a Brussels half day bus tour, which was pretty cool because it took me outside of the neighborhood in which I was staying.
We saw the European Parliament, Royal Park and Palace, among other things including the Atomium leftover from the world's exhibition many moons ago. There is a restaurant inside the Atomium and I'm sure there is a gift shop too. There's always a gift shop!
Before I left Brussels, I had to get one of their infamous waffles. But I kept it simple. I didn't get one doused in Nutella, whipped cream or fruit, I just got a caramelized vanilla one. OMG, best waffle ever! People here are remarkably thin considering I see them walking around with fries and waffles all the time. Hence how they stay thin, all the walking around. :)
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