We had our first visitor to Brussels this past weekend. And ready or not, we became tour guides. Mark took a break from the Dallas heat to tour around Europe. Here’s a little synopsis of the weekend’s festivities..
First stop on the Tour de Belgium: Grand Place.
The Grand Place is decked out for Christmas. The controversial techno tree is in full ‘bloom.’ And the Christmas markets surround the smaller streets. We ordered moules frites and covered the tourist part of the visit. Then, ended the night in Place Flagey.
The next day: Military museum.
The Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History occupies part of the Cinquantenaire. The aviation exhibition boasts one of the largest aircraft collections in the world. It’s located in the coolest wing…ba da ching!
Mama Roma…duh.
Then, we road tripped over to Dinant, Belgium. Birthplace of the saxophone and home of the Leffe Abbey. Oh, and apparently an ostrich farm. Definitely on the list for a full weekend trip.
We took the tour of Maison Leffe, which was everything but the actual brewery. We left very impressed, mostly because of the interactive smell machines and Leffe glasses we received as gifts. Although the beer history and learning how to pour a perfect glass was probably the boys’ favorite, I loved the interior of the dining room. So chic for such an historical, quaint town!
On sunday, we took off to the Parliamentarium. One of the coolest buildings of our lives.
Our Croatian friends showed us that there is actually vin chaud in the world that we enjoy and spoiled us at their home. The weekend ended in Place Jourdan, sans frites…not kidding.
Not too shabby for being 3 month locals.
Well done on being good tour guides. It is fun to have friends visit and be able to show them around like locals. I personally love it!
Well, thank you! It was fun to have a little bit of home (accents, stories) in our new city.
We’re about to do the tour guide thing, too. My parents are here for three weeks!
It’s a great way to see the city, and force yourself to try new things.
A Belgian beer sounds amazing at the moment. And your pictures are just lovely.
Thank you! It was really a great excuse to make ourselves do things that we hadn’t checked off of our list yet, like the Parliamentarium. Good luck on your tour guiding, can’t wait to read about what y’all get into!
I went there once years ago and it takes me back there! Lovely set.
Thanks Zhu! It’s a pretty eclectic set for sure!
Oh wow! I can see I am going to get lots of travel ideas from you guys! We have been here in Belgium for three years and I haven’t been to many places at all… We’re outside of Antwerp, in the middle on NOWHERE!
Your blog is lovely 🙂
Well done for making such a huge journey over here, it will be great fun!
x Rhi
Thanks Rhi! We can get travel (or maybe Belgian survival) ideas from each other!
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If some of you come in Brussels, let me know ! I live there ! Céline
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