Belgium-Brussel

Brussel

[29.5.2018]

From Paris,

we get on Ouibus to get to Brussel, 

it only tooks around 4 hours journey.

For Brussel, 

we only planned for a daytrip here.

The only person that would remind me when I was there,

was the co-founder of my high school- Father Julien.

He was born in Belgium, but passed away as a Penangite.

His spirit and dedication of setting up chinese school during that tough time is really appreciable by all of us.

We are all proud of him and remember his legacy.

So, when I go to Belgium, there is a special meaning to me.

Due to the limited time, 

we only went to few famous places.

After settled our suitcase,

first spot we visited was the Manneken Pis.

You can see a bunch of people gathered at that area just to see the famous little peeing boy.

It really a must see but not too much to see anyway.

Along the street besides Manneken Pis,

there are many waffle shops.

We simply chose one,

and tried the famous Belgium waffle.

The taste is good but I personally prefer Dots waffles in Kuching.

After that, we also get to their famous chocolatiers like Godiva and Neuhaus. We managed to try out different flavours of the choco as well as the famous truffles.

As far as the chocolate shops go, I found that there are overwhelming with too many selections and prices where decision is very hard to be madde. I found out the best chocolatier eventually which is Pierre Marcolini. 

This shop is worth a visit and their truffle is indeed the best and also choco-coffee bean. 

But, I spent at Pelicaen at the end as their prices for the goods are much more affordable and the truffles are handmade as well.

After being filled up with food,
we went to the Market Square surrounded by many iconic structure of Belgium.
Grand Palace, City Town Hall and few museums can be found here.

The famous Asian squat where I promoted it everywhere in Europe

I think the food in Brussel is just too good as you can see the girl enjoyed it so much.

We also visited a market where the cheap stuffs are sold here but I have no idea what the name it is.

After while, we came to the Brussel Park.
At first, I thought it was a Town Hall because of the architectures itself.

Before getting off to Amsterdam, the driver provided us the famous dutch waffle to appease us from waiting too long to be on board.

Brussel is pretty and worth to visit,
as the tourist spots were not too crowded like Italy,
and the architectures here are historical as well.