My friend Maarten met us at the (beautiful) train station in Brussels. As we walked through the icy streets, Rachel and I were completely in awe of the charming Chirstmas-like city. Maarten took us to a bar where we got delicious and cheap belgian beer. As soon as I tried it, I understood why Maarten thinks that American beer is shit. It is! Maarten's family was was the absolute sweetest. They hosted us for a week in their lovely home. We woke up every morning to coffee and a delicious breakfast of fresh croissants, jams, fruits, and local cheeses that his mom had made for us. Since Maarten had to work some of the days we were visiting, his cute dad played tour guide and took us all over the country. His dad was obsessed with churches and so we saw tons of cathedrals, and it was really neat to see them from his perspective. He was also obsessed with sweets which really worked in our favor, and we sampled so many belgian chocolates. Oh my gosh. I am drooling just thinking of them. ^^ The most delicious carrot soup and meringues the size of our heads. ^^ Maarten's dad and brother took us to the Atomium, which was built for the world fair in 1958. It was massive! ^^ The peeing boy statue "Manneken Pis" and a thinking man made of chocolate. Haha ^^ Aren't these buildings just beautiful? Had I not known Maarten, I probably wouldn't have thought to visit Belgium (no offense Maarten!), but it turned out to be one of my favorite countries in Europe. The people seemed so open-minded and friendly. The food was delicious! And the cities couldn't have been cuter. Maarten and his dad made fun of us for calling everything cute. Haha. Favorites from Brussels:
Peck 47 for the best carrot soup, a healthy smoothie, and the coziest atmosphere Lonidas for the tastiest chocolates (try the manon blanc)! Elisabeth Chocolatier for melt-in-your-mouth truffles and huge meringues
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