After my busy (and eventful…) day in Ghent, I arrived last night in Brussels. I enjoyed dinner in the Grand Place, eating outside until the rain began to fall. I finished my dinner inside the restaurant. Yep, I’m still a bit nervous about eating inside (corona…), but I chose eating while remaining dry.
Today was a bit of a mishmash. Tristan, my free walking tour guide for my 10:30 am tour, did a fine job. He’s only been doing this for a couple of weeks, so as he became more comfortable, he did a better job. We saw the major sites near the center of town, all near my AirBnB.
When the tour ended, an Aussie announced the “next tour,” beer and fries! About a dozen of us joined him. We found a pub and drank (lots of) beer and then a place to buy fries (frites). One couple from Cincinnati will be on a barge & bike tour with the same company Joel and I used, boatbiketours.com. They’ll be heading from Bruges to Amsterdam. Most of the others are students or recent grads.
I’m typing this at about 7:00 pm… At 8:00 pm, many of the us will be meeting in the Grand Place for dinner and, of course – ya know, it’s Brussels! – beer. 🙂
Grand Place at nighttime.
Grand Place during the daytime.
The “butcher’s guild” building.
Manneken Pis (little pee man in Flemish).
The Gallery, which is modeled after Milan’s Arcade.
A few shots of street art!
The “tour” after the tour.
