I booked a train and ended up in Brussels, Belgium. Didn't know much about this country before I got here other than they have waffles, chocolate and of course, awesome beer. I'm sure they have a rich, dense culture full of fascinating history and legend. Turns out they don't. They just sell, waffles, chocolate and beer.
Ok... so that's not fair. They also have the headquarters of the EU here. Nothing like a bunch of bureaucrats and politicians to get a city jumping - just look at Canberra! That place just knows how to party, doesn't it?
I did learn that Belgium has two official languages, French and Flemish (which is a dialect of Dutch). The northern half of this little country is mainly Flemish (always wondered where that was) and the other half are known as Walloons (originally from France).
I visited this little town called Brugge, which is north of Brussels and therefore in Flemish territory. Very beautiful town. Not much nightlife, but beautiful city to walk around. It’s full of these little canals and little bridges over them.
The canals of Brugge
I also met an Australian at the hostel who is mates with I guy I worked with back in Melbourne... Trippy! Should be meeting up with him again in Berlin around christmas with a few other travellers, so that should be fun.
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