EXHAUSTED IN BRUSSELS!

Day 144

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England is flooding again! Geepers...

DOCKERS AND EAGLES won over the weekend..whoohooo.......
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Brussels

Well! Here we are, still in Brussels..i think the last few days has caught up with us. Especially because we haven't really had a break since our tour in Normandy (which i'm about to go back and fill in!)

So...after finding accomodation here in Brussels on Sunday night at the Ibis, going for a real belgian meal of belgian stew, frita's, and waffles for dessert washed down with a bottle of red wine.....

We realised we needed a rest!

From eating, drinking, touring and sightseeing..

So we decided to take advantage of the rain, booked another night at the Ibis and sleep in till noon...and pretend we were in our comfy bed in perth!

We didn't venture out until the afternoon...mainly because we were hungry. So what did we have? More Frita's! After being told the story by Jaak that french fries were really belgian frita's we decided that was all the excuse we need to indulge in the national food!

And of course..have more chocolates! Actually we went to the chocolate factory..and saw how it was all made...and ate more handmade choccy's. Dear me.

After we ventured out to the Grand Place again. We saw it after our dinner the night before, twinkling and sparkling to wonderful opera music, so we decided to go back again in the daylight. What a spectacle that was by the way...seeing it all lit up at night! During the day...you could really admire the beautiful 15th century architecture...and so many wonderful shops too! Chocolate, lace, rolex, (worth 25,000 euros!) diamond's, bags, (worth 800 euros) florist (that was amazing..so creative!)

Dinner...was....

Belgian beers....kwak which is served in a vase shaped glass supported by a wooden bracket and chimay....

And chocolates!

What do they say...

When in Rome...

Okies, will write from the next place..which is either the Netherlands or Switzerland..whichver has the best weather!