I went to Belgium on the 2nd of Jan..It was a truly spontaneous trip!! The idea was suggested by my friend Chew Ping on the 30th Dec..and we just went ahead and book it the next day! 3 cities in 3 days...walking around with maps in cities where we can't even pronounce the street names..just know there's lots of laans..and straat...:p
A quick run down of my trip..
Brussels
- Went to check out all the famous chocolatiers..yeah, I have educated myself in that way, the three top chocolate
brands are supposed to be Pierre Marcolini, Neuhaus and Wittamer.
- I have also eaten lots of Belgian waffles..Luikse waffle is nice..the one with sugar coating.
- Had french fries with sweet mayonaise and "andalouse"sauce
- Visited the Galleries Saint Hubert - world's first shopping mall.
- Walked the flea market at Place du jeu de Balle.
Antwerp
- lots of diamond shops..yeah, Antwerp is supposed to be one of the cities with most diamonds traded yearly..
However, the city really don't look rich at all.
- it's nothing much, a big shopping street.
Brugge
- A city full with tourists. I can't imagine myself being a local there, cos wherever u look, there are tourists...It's like a
Disneyland.
- Went to a church where there's a case containing a few drops of Jesus Christ's blood.
Here are some pics..
At the Grand Place/Grote Markt) at Brussels..
It's nicer at night...
Me at the Manneken Pis...Believe me, this is not just another peeing boy sculpture...lol...it was crowded by lots of tourists..I am not sure why it is so famous, but I think it's probably the first of all the peeing statues we all see today! It's really small too...
One of the cathedrals in Antwerp...Beautiful isn't it?
Alright..5 more countries to go...:p
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