Brussels, Belgium

Thursday (6-3-10)

Loaded down with baggage, up the stairs, past the homeless and through walkways that smell of urine... finally in Brussels. Where to go now? Left looks good, why not? After 10 min of walking, "maybe I should have found a hostel before I showed up?" (not planning ahead...) It's all good though. Found a travel agency that pointed me towards a hostel just around the corner. Its a very cool place -my room with 5 bunk beds but, I have a bed for the night. Come to find out - the monuments and tourist traps are just around the corner so, I explore. Parliament, a beautiful palace with gardens in between, rows of consulates from all the EU. Heading north I find a museum (free on sat. I'll come back then) ancient churches with musicians playing on the walk for the tourists, and... the shopping district :-)

The Palace

Me in front of the Palace...

A Church... one of... alot

European cars - LOVE THEM (at least this one)

what is that??

Yes, in the heart of Belguim -

there is a beer temple.

priests included

very cool little ally -

prob full of bums at night

last but not least, I always have to be eating something.

They sell just fries in stands on the street. It comes in a cone and you can

get it topped with ketchup or mayo. i choose ketchup :-)