Easter in Brussels

After Luxembourg, we were somewhat stumped as to where to go next. Europe is fantastic in that everything is so close, but when you have no real restrictions guiding you, you could end up anywhere. In the end, we chose Brussels, Belgium - mainly because we got cheap open-return tickets for less than the price of a one-way. Ha ha. Turned out Brussels was a pretty popular choice of Easter destination though - we got about the last 2 beds in our hostel for the first night, but it was fully booked out for the Sat/Sun nights (same with every other hostel within walking distance of the city center!). The city center was absolutely chockers, with thousands of tourists packing the Grand Place (main square) and cobbled street surrounds.


The Brusseleirs are called the 'Kiekefretters' - chicken eaters - because, according to legend, they preferred eating to fighting during the middle ages! This is pretty much on par - there are so many restaurants, cafes, bars and other food outlets that it's impossible to walk a dozen steps without getting a whiff of some fantastic new smells. Plus the waffles and chocolates are beyond contestation! Hopefully on our way back to London we'll get a chance to drop in and stock up...


In the meantime, we're off to the Netherlands to work off some of the waffles, beer and chocolates by cycling around the north of the country...