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| A potful - Moules and frites/Credit: Flickr.com/Martin Burns |
Have a holiday, will travel is
the mantra we follow. Especially with Europe at doorsteps, it is hard to
resist. Bank holidays are a good excuse to escape the weary routine. So we took
this opportunity to pay a visit to our neighbour. Belgium.
Our travelling mates Priti and
Dev decided to barge into our plan for two as well.
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| The Atomium |
We simply dropped off our bags in the hotel at Brussels and
basked into the blazing Belgian sun starting with a visit to the famous
Atomium. As we were too cool for a queue to the top, we simply went around the
connecting colourfully lit up escalators of this 1958 structure which was built
for a World Fair.
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| Manken Piss |
The famous coach tour special ‘Mini Europe’ is conveniently located
next to the Atomium. We tried to identify the places we had already seen and
started making mental notes of the places on the to-do list.
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| Copenhagen at Mini Europe |
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| Porto on our wish list |
‘’We can no longer bear the heat’’, we moaned unanmiously.
Any one up for a beer? Well, who could resist in the land of Beers.
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Did you know that drinking beer
was a preferred sanitized option than available drinking water in the 1100’s?
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We strolled in the Grand Place and Markt that evening which
had ornamental buildings and intricate sculptures.
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| Moi at The Grand Place |
The next day we left for the historic town of Bruges. Yes
the same place where Anushka Sharma meets that whats his name guy in the movie
PK. But unlike the idyllic town in the movie, it gets really really busy in the
summer. After all it on the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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| A Market at Bruges |
I would reckon that you stay here instead of Brussels if you
want to simply enjoy time doing nothing. Ride a bicycle or read a book besides
a canal. Visit a church or a museum or two. Choose yourself a nice seat besides
a canal or a busy square, order a pot of Mussels and fries and that bottle of
beer and relax. Follow that with a lovely Belgian dessert or a waffle. Adjust
your sunglasses, wipe off the sweat and order another drink if you please.
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| The cobbled streets at Bruges |
And if you are really in need of some adventure, do a
chocolate shop hop. Bruges is lined with chocolate shops. Pick your favourite.
Bet it would be hard.
Have you ever read a review of a movie which ascribed it two
stars and yet went for it? Well, our trip sums it up. My research on the
country revealed there were not going to be any jaw dropping moments in there.
It was Dev’s second visit and he had vouched for the same. The trick is to go
with low expectations and find something which brings smile to your face.How about this perspective for life??
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| My favourite part : The Chocolate Line |
