Brussels

So the last weekend (18-20 June) I was off to Brussels. From what I heard before going, Brussels isn't a an interesting visit so my expectations were kind of low. I had chosen horrendous travel times for myself (alms for the student traveler no??) I picked 7 am leaving from St. Pancras International London so naturally I had to get up at about 4 am. Luckily due to amazing saturday service in London I made it and reached Brussels on time. From here it was a matter of finding the hostel which I did with little difficulty.

After checking into the hostel I went out into the city center, and some people tried to pickpocket me!! So, beware. It is kind of amazing how I found myself a bit stranded around this city because not very many people speak English. Dutch and French are the official languages in this country. Anyways, minus the fact that I almost lost my identity, this city is pretty nice. Lots of castle like buildings, waffffffles ... om nom nom and tons and tons of chocolates around every corner.

Although, day 1 was a bit crappy it ended with me hanging out with some amazing Algerian girls. They were fun and friendly and we went for dinner in the town and had mussel soup with fries (surprisingly filling). Oh oh! lots of variety in beer in Belgium as well (especially if you like the fruity kind).