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Well we left 95+ degree weather in Paris to
come here to 55 degree and rainy weather. But I am by no
means complaining! I love this city! The culture here is
amazing. Even the little things such as the architecture and
the streets are captivating.
We arrived here on Tuesday with absolutely no
problem. The train ride from Brussels to here was only about
an hour (it went over 100 km+ p/h!). Our hotel here is a
nice change from the hotel in the "hood" we had in
Paris. It is situated right next to a beautiful park (Park
Elisabeth) and right across the street from a GIANT
Basilica. So every morning we get to take a nice stroll
through the park to the metro stop.
The first day we arrived was a rather quiet
day. We stayed close to the hotel and explored that area (a
bit north of the actual city of Brussels (about a 20 min.
metro ride)) We tried to visit the Basilica but it was
closed so we strolled around in the rain and actually had
Vietnamese food for dinner. Ooops I know we should of had
Belgian food but oh well...
Wednesday we were off and running. We went to
the Grand place, which is the main highlight of the city of
Brussels. We visited the Belgian Beer museum, the Belgium
Museum, the Cathedrale St-Michel et Ste-Gudule, and the
museum of Musical Instruments. My favorite
was definitely the cathedral and the Musical instrument
museum. The stained glass in the cathedral was breathtaking
and some of the musical instruments even date back to the
15th century. I almost got us kicked out of the museum
though because for some odd reason the flash kept going off
on the camera. We finished
the night at a Belgian Beer Bar that boasts of having 2,500
beers (2004 of which they guarantee to be in stock at all
times). I enjoyed some nice Belgian "Ice tea" ..
Today has been much slower. We went in the
Basilica by our hotel this morning and then took the metro
up to the Atonium. The Atonium is a giant Iron atom about
twice the size of the McGovern house on Beaver Brook. We did
not go up into the atom but my little "science
geek" was in heaven. We then came back down to the
Grand Place and went to the Mannekin Pis (the peeing boy).
It was surprisingly very small but there was a massive crowd
in front of the statue. Now we are just poking around and
enjoying the city. We are going to sample some authentic
Belgian food tonight, Mussels cooked in a wine sauce, and
then head back to the Belgian Beer Bar. (Mussels are extreme
I know but keep in mind we had Escargot in Paris)
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Elizabeth 
