brussels: part 1

From Bruges we made our way to Brussels where we spent the next three days. Not thinking I would ever make it to Belgium on this adventure, I had no prior expectations for the city. And it turned out to be different then anything I had ever been to. As our hilarious map told us the city is now a combination of the old and new. Somehow Brussels makes it work though. 

Day one consisted of seeing the gothic St.Goedele-St.Michiels Cathedral, walking around Grand Place admiring the chocolate shops, being amused by Manneken Pis, stumbling upon the hidden romantic Egmont Park, eating more waffles, being terrified in the Palais de Justice, wanting to play in the best playground ever, somehow becoming part of what we think was a socialist parade, watching people at skate or die and having a nap at the botanical gardens. 

In one day we thought we saw everything we could and more. But the next day brought us even more excitement -well me at least. But more on that later. xo