On our last day, I decided that we had to stop by the infamous Manneke Pis – a visit to Brussels wouldn’t be complete without a glance at this (odd) little statue! From there we went back to the Grote Markt/Grand Place and basically just sat along the edge, soaked up some sun and watched […]
We started our second day bright and early, after a complimentary breakfast of croissants, pains au chocolat with butter and jam, and coffee for me of course. We made our way to the center of the city, through slightly touristy streets of shops of waffles and chocolate, restaurants serving mussels and fries, and Belgian bears, […]
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine and I decided to go to Brussels for a weekend. We left on Friday afternoon by train from Den Haag Holland Spoor, straight to Brussels Midi (Central Station), a ride that only took about 2 and a half hours. Our hotel/residence was around the corner from the […]
My sister and I had a conversation about London, while in London. OK, this sounds silly, but we’re so used to traveling to Paris every summer, and … well, our question was, “Is there something that DEFINES London?” Yes, you have your double decker buses and London cabs, the tube, the Big Ben and the […]
Not even a week after my weekend away to Brussels, I trained with my sister to meet my parents for a lovely 4 day weekend in the City of Lights, Paris. I highly recommend the Thalys from The Netherlands (Amsterdam Central, Schiphol Airport or Rotterdam Central) to Paris Nord – it’s incredibly fast and so […]
