My alarm goes off but I decide to sleep in. I'm exhausted and Brussels is a pretty small city. I have all day. Eventually I get up with just enough time to shower and check out of my room.
I toss my stuff into the luggage room and head off to do some of the walking tours my map has laid out for me. The first one takes 55 minutes, the second 80, and the third 50. It's a lot of walking, but there are definitely highlights. The European Commission, The European Parliament, fries, and chocolate.
After touring the city I decide to head back to the hostel before going to see the manekenpis, a statue of a boy peeing. It's the iconic symbol of Brussels.
I get back to the hostel and check into my new room, 405. It's got six beds and there are two girls in there at the moment. They're from Australia and they're heading to happy hour right now then off to a pub-crawl later. They invite me to come so I head off with them and their friend Jean-Michel who's also at our hostel. Jean-Michel is from Montreal, Canada. He's a big dude.
I'll just have to see the manekinpis before I leave for Amsterdam tomorrow.
We get to Celtica and there are four other Aussies there already. They're in room 404, right next to us in the hostel. They leave for Amsterdam in two days. Jean-Michel and I join the Aussie boys and we have a few pints before heading back to the hostel and out to the pub-crawl.
We head back to the hostel to eat. The Aussie girls are having vegimite sandwiches. They want me to try it.
So I do. And it tastes like crap.
Jean-Michel makes me eggs and toast. It's much better.
After eating we head out on the pub-crawl. The guide is kind of an idiot, but at least I'm having a good time with the French-Canadian and the Aussies. After a bar or two we walk to the next and pass by the manekenpis. My journey in Brussels is complete. Now all I have to do is get up in the morning and catch a train to Amsterdam.
I toss my stuff into the luggage room and head off to do some of the walking tours my map has laid out for me. The first one takes 55 minutes, the second 80, and the third 50. It's a lot of walking, but there are definitely highlights. The European Commission, The European Parliament, fries, and chocolate.
After touring the city I decide to head back to the hostel before going to see the manekenpis, a statue of a boy peeing. It's the iconic symbol of Brussels.
I get back to the hostel and check into my new room, 405. It's got six beds and there are two girls in there at the moment. They're from Australia and they're heading to happy hour right now then off to a pub-crawl later. They invite me to come so I head off with them and their friend Jean-Michel who's also at our hostel. Jean-Michel is from Montreal, Canada. He's a big dude.
I'll just have to see the manekinpis before I leave for Amsterdam tomorrow.
We get to Celtica and there are four other Aussies there already. They're in room 404, right next to us in the hostel. They leave for Amsterdam in two days. Jean-Michel and I join the Aussie boys and we have a few pints before heading back to the hostel and out to the pub-crawl.
We head back to the hostel to eat. The Aussie girls are having vegimite sandwiches. They want me to try it.
So I do. And it tastes like crap.
Jean-Michel makes me eggs and toast. It's much better.
After eating we head out on the pub-crawl. The guide is kind of an idiot, but at least I'm having a good time with the French-Canadian and the Aussies. After a bar or two we walk to the next and pass by the manekenpis. My journey in Brussels is complete. Now all I have to do is get up in the morning and catch a train to Amsterdam.
Hey, Macklin! Weather's been cool here. Just had dinner with your Uncle John and Auntie Judy and carol, Joe, abby, and Katie! Francey is in city with annie tonight. Enjoying your escapades! love mom
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