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!