Brussels

Our 26 hours in Belgium was intense!  Luckily we got to see everything I wanted –thanks to cabs. 

We hopped in a cab and visited the Atomium. This statue is amazing!   As amazing as the Eiffel Tower!

Then we made my dream come true and visited Mini-Europe.  This park is has a mini-version all of at least one building in every European country!  Even complete with a mini-Eiffel Tower…

From there, we wondered around the city trying to see the beautiful buildings.  It is very easy to get lost in Brussels because the streets constantly change names and can be very winding.

The Grand Palace was as beautiful as promised.  As we watched the sunset on the square, we sampled different Belgium beers & ate a waffle.

The last spot was the EU tour.  If Congress is lazy, then the EU is just plain asleep.  Most people had a driver drop them off at the door or wandered in around 10am. Oh Europe…

After that we tried to take a bus back to the hotel, as we had taken a bus to the EU, but somehow got on the wrong bus and ended up on the other side of the large city.  A NYC analog would be like trying to go to the Upper East Side but ending up in Queens!  Luckily, someone could call us a cab!  See isn’t being able to take cabs make live so much better?!

 

Isn't that little guy funny?