Brussels and Brugges

This was a quick day trip we did way back in September. Hopefully I will be better this year at updating our trips right after we take them instead of months later when I can hardly remember them. But I don't want to forget them entirely; hence the blog. So, here is our trip to Belgium. I didn't take a bazillion pics like normally because honestly, we were too busy stuffing our faces with all the delectable foods that Belgium has to offer. I will tell you Belgian waffles are DEE-licious! And we would know because Mark stopped for waffles every chance he got. They were nothing like I expected. Nothing like the waffles you pour syrup on; these were decedent desserts. YUM! And I don't want to forget about the chocolates, but I have to say that I think the German chocolate is better. But you still did pretty good, Belgium. Well done, well done. We spent the first part of our day in Brussels. Explored the streets, checked out what the ol' Bruss had to offer: the little naked peeing boy, the beautiful streets and main square, and of corse the food.

Manneken Pis: that popular little peeing man... not sure what the big deal was, but whatev.  It's culture.

Brussels was neat, but Brugges, in our opinion, was WAY better. Charming town indeed. We took a lovely boat ride along this beautiful canal and took in the incredible sights. CHARMM-ing. All the houses were so very quaint. The pics did not capture this city at all. We plan on going back some time with bikes in tow. Loved it!