Belgium was fantastic! Jinou and I took an
overnight bus from London to Brussels on a Monday night. It was a long 9 hours
on the bus, and we were awoken in the middle of the night to do passport checks
and all that fun stuff at the port of Dover before we boarded the Ferry to
France. From France the bus took us straight to the City Centre of Brussels. We
arrived at about 7am, took our bags to the Hostel, and got ready for the day.
Straight away Tuesday, we took the train to
Bruges and spent the day wandering the city. We took a canal tour, went to the
Chocolate Museum, and even had a pint…or two at a Belgian Bar. Later in the
afternoon/early evening we boarded the train to go back to Brussels, but
decided to get off in Gent and see the city as well! It was really cool to see
at night, but I wish I would have been able to see it in the daylight! Then
back to Brussels it was! Had dinner, and
called it a night. All that traveling in a span of 24 hours definitely wore me
out.
Wednesday was filled with lots of cheese
(blueberry is surprisingly REALLY good), chocolate, waffles, beer, and mussels.
We did a lot of walking and eating! There were so many things to see and do! It
was a really short trip, but more than worth it. In our last few hours before
our night buss back to London, we went to several chocolate shops and ended at
a bar that plays live music and serves beers for €1 if you have a student ID!!
Perfect way to end a great trip!
