Belgium

Belgium: Brussels Fries

THE FRIES:

Another huge attraction is the fries. And frites — as the belgians call it — actually eat fries all the time. Manneken Frites and Friteland (right next to each other, near Grand Place) are both open on Sunday and Mondays, if you need a place to go.

Belgium: Brussels Waffles

THE WAFFLES:

One of the main attractions of Belgium is the waffles. Although Belgians don’t actually eat waffles that often, it’s become a huge tourist point. There are a lot of waffle shops between the Grand Place and the Manneken Pis that sell them for 1…

Belgium: Brussels

Brussels is called the “capital of Europe” due to its relation to the European Union activities. It has a mixture of Dutch and French people, but more people speak French than Dutch here. A lot of Parisians also move here for cheaper housing, too!

Belgium: Ghent

I took the train to Ghent on a Sunday, so although the weather was really nice there wasn’t much that I could do because all the restaurants and shops were closed.

Ghent (Gent) is a university city, mainly, but is another port city and has canals that cut through big parts of…

Belgium: Bruges

Bruge is considered to be the cultural capital of Europe. This city didn’t have much going for it until the late 1800’s when they…