Belgium, more than just Chocolate

Yes, there is more to belgium than chocolate. There is chocolate and waffles and beer and chocolate and beer and moullon and frites and chocolate and beer.



On Tuesday we had a day trip to brussels. We had no plans except to eat the belgium chocolate. After arriving we caught a tram to the city and went for a walk and soon found a chocolate shop. Joy selected one of every differrent chocolate in the window and was surprised to find she still had change from 2 Euros. After eating half the bag we could eat no more and continued our walk along cobbled streets, past old churches and other historic buildings.

We wandered down another lane filled with chocolate and lace shops and found the first of many waffle shops. Lunch was Waffles with strawberries, cream and you guessed it chocolate. At the end of the lane a crowd was gathered at a famous fountain of the Pissing Boy. We are not sure what is famous for, but the gift shops were full of all manifestations of the pissing boy: from corkscrews to fountains and of course 'Pissing Boy Chocolate'.

After lunch we took a sightseeing tour of Brussels; and saw the historic sights of the city and the modern buildings of the EU. When we returned we found we again had room in our stomachs so we went to pub where we found on the menu 19 varieties of beer. We spent the afternoon at the pub. From what we could tell every variety of beer came in its own type of glass. We can't be sure we didn't make it to the bottom of the menu.

We then went for another walk, bought more chocolate and then found a lane filled with restaurants specialising in Moullons. We didn't know what the were but .... (sorry to keep you on the edge of your seat. Our internet time ran out!) ... shortly arrived a large bowl of Mussels with a side serving of chips (Frites). We had a very nice day in Brussels, arriving back in Paris before midnight.

PS We had drunk too much to think of taking a picture of the Mussels.