Ever since studying abroad I could not wait to get
back to Europe and travel- to see more, to explore more, to grow more and to
discover more. When my brother decided to study abroad in Vienna, I knew I had
to take advantage of him being over there and visit. There was also another
bonus to this trip. This time I would be traveling with my boyfriend Kyle. We
were both excited to take the adventure together. I was a little worried that
only one of us would survive the trip. However, we came back together and
better than ever. Mostly thanks to his calmness and patience.
We left on Thursday afternoon and arrived in
Brussels International Airport early Friday morning. I had arranged an early
check-in to our Airbnb apartment, “Le Petit Manhattan”. We looked up what train
stop to get on and Kyle had a very horrible map with a black dot of where the
apartment was. Although I had the address on my phone we thought we could use
our map without using our data. Every person we asked, even the police
officers, pointed us in a vague direction which ended up getting us even more
lost. To add to the heaviness of our (my) baggage and lack of knowledge it
was pouring down rain. When my feet started to hurt and I felt like a drowned
rat and after we left our second convenient store with no answers we decided to use
a taxi. The taxi drove us about 5 blocks to the apartment; we knew were close
all along!
When we arrived we took in the views and decided a
shower was in order. The shower in this apartment was equipped with colorful
changing lights, music and water coming from every direction. The apartment
itself looked over the city of Brussels and was very nice. When Connor arrived
we thought it best to go explore some of the city before Sean was due in. He
had some suggestions from a friend as to where to go, so we headed out for our
first Belgium brew. We arrived at a cute little restaurant and enjoyed our
first beer in Belgium! We bounced around a cute little neighborhood after that,
stopping in bars that looked appealing and enjoyed a beer, some cheese and
frites. Then, we made our way back to the apartment to meet Sean. Sean also got
lost on his way to the apartment. He
found us all by luck: when we got back to the apartment Sean called Connor
(luckily because both had wifi). When I thought he may be getting close I went
downstairs to keep an eye out for him, two minutes later I saw him. We got
settled in then decided to see some more of Brussels.
We went to the famous Grand Place, which is a
beautiful square tucked in the city. It was beautiful all lit up at night. We
decided to eat at a place nearby and on our way to the Delirium Café. Here we
had our first mussels in Brussels. After, we made our way to the famous Delirium
Café. I think all of the boys had a little glimpse of heaven at this bar. The
café took up an entire block essentially and had people flooding out into the
street. There were many different rooms throughout the bar and the beer menu
was a magazine with over 3,000 beers. Being that Delirium Tremens is Kyle’s
favorite beer, we indulged in these first enjoying the fact they were much
cheaper as well. It was fun to try all of the other beers by Delirium as well.
On our way back to the apartment we picked up a couple more beers for the way
home. The first day in Belgium was a success.
Cheers!
The Grand Place At Night
How the Evening Ended
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