Bruxelles!

I went to Brussels for a weekend. First time I travelled alone......expensive too! Ah well, Now I am wiser.



I left work on a thursday and took a train to London to pick up my passport then off to Manchester Airport. Since my flight was at 9:25am and check-in didn't start till 7:25am, I chose to wait at the airport - didn't want to risk travelling in on Friday and missing my flight.

It was Candy bliss all round

Belgian Chocolate fountain in-store

Luxury store with lots of interesting things stuffed in pastry. Lol....

I could live here - forget calories!

Yum.....so much to see, and eat.

Freshly made and vibrant colours

Strawberry stuffing ... fave fruit <3

Pistachio nuts .... fave nut! <3

I had to see Le Grande Place :-D

12.50 euros for this bad boy and all-you-can eat bowls of rice for free :-D

Didn't get what I went there for but I made the most amazing friends and ate the best food ever! Large portions and pretty cheap..... a 1litre bottle of water at the restaurant cost 6 Euros!!!! :-O

The Restaurant! We sat at a table outside in 33 degrees - Bliss

I booked my hotel online and since I was in a hurry, I didn't check the reviews *shamefaced

Arrived and what do you know! It was in a red light district! Lol. Anyway, I like to think of it as part of the experience. The good thing was perfectly located with easy access to the Metro, Landmark buildings and a music festival - Festival cost 20euros pp but my friends and I stayed outside the fence and watched till midnight for free. Lol....

 .... if I had to do it all again!! Yesss!!!


Update:

I asked my friend if it was ok to include her pictures in the blog and she said yes!!!! So I am adding some more. She took me around and introduced me to other tourists....and YES! she was with me at the festival (or rather, outside. Lol)...... A model and fashion blogger, guys say hi to Reena Lynn ! :)

Say cheese!!! or rather, Fromage!

The weirdest thing happened and I kid you not! These people were shooting a video and walked up to us to feature in it......and that was how I got my big break, with a 0.01 second cameo on youtube :O

Live, Eat, Smile!

.......she ordered a salad.....

Scampi! This was the most expensive order of the day

After dinner, on our way to the festival.

It was nice to find Bubble Tea!

An entire window display featuring the one and only Manneken Pis

The highlight of Le Grande Place - exquisite floral display

You should see this at night with the lights on!....notice the people in the building! They were there for hours waiting for it to get dark!

Yet another ...... Brilliant!

Golden!

Yayyy meeeeee!!!!!



I just moved house! It is 2 weeks short of a year since I last had my own bathroom! Chuffed.

I moved yesterday night and only just found the time to scrub down my bathroom. Yep, you heard right, all bleached down et al. Lol. Still need to unpack but can't be bothered :-|

I am soooo excited! This move feels like so many things are happening, are changing. I admit it wasn't comfortable....eek! It was horrendously stressful!!!!! (I exaggerate not!) but all in all, I love my new place. :-D

The view from my old room - best thing about that room

Bleached down ensuite in new room  - yeah boi!

My Camera :-D I got it 2 weeks ago. Haven't had time to figure it out but in LUV! My friend was checking it out. Didn't know when he took this but saw it and liked a lot. Dunno why.

The gift of TODAY

I did it....they say the hardest part of anything is starting.



It's been over 10 years since I've been told to write and here I am, deciding to make presents out of the present.

Recognising that today, this hour, this minute, this second, this moment is the earliest I will ever have to do anything, even the late things, has been the highlight of my year.

I've made mistakes, I've wasted time, I've let fear hold me back from doing all I ever wanted but TODAY I decide no more. And as I decide, I hope I can inspire someone out there to be all they can and start to truly live.

Enjoy!