"Brussels, Home of NATO and the UN" Dhrycun's photos around Brussels, Belgium

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Preview of Dhrycun's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/dhrycun/1/1224318900/tpod.html This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Brussels, Belgium Entry Title: "Brussels, Home of NATO and the UN" Entry: "The bus ride, as eluded to before was reallllly long. I mean, Ive been on a bus for 40 hours to Wawa treeplanting, but its really bad when you become restless because your bus is running really late. The 1.5 hours past when we were suppose to arrive where incredibly long, especially with the drunk Newfies next to us. Canadians are everywhere. The drunk one was getting deeper and deeper in **** with his girlfirned. His accent was impossible to understand, and when we stopped in a small Belgian town for half an hour, the bar keep who spoke english couldnt even understand him. He was getting to be really comical. He bought the bar a round, so,ething Im sure he wouldnt have done sober. Im sure it was rig money anyways. Dylan got his girlfriends facebook; she seemed like one of those facebook addicts. Cant blame her, Im one too. We finally got to the bus depot, which was in an interesting area of town; The Red Light district. I watched bags while Dylan ran down the Red Lights looking for interent. We had to find our hotel, the Crowne Plaza Brussels. It wasnt like we had planned on treating ourselves to such luxury, we had only payed 104 euros for é nights, because their were no hostels that we could book. It was only 25 euros per person per night so it was equally as cheap as a hostel. It was a four star. We took a taxi because we didnt want to hastle with the public transit or walking. We where getting very tired and could use a hot shower and a nice bed for a change. The check in was a breeze, and when we got to the room, we decided to treat ourselves to 12 euro plates of lasagna. It was delicious. Dylan told me all about lasagne bolognese and how it was different than regular lasgane, using cream sauce instead. We layed down with a bottle of wine and watched Indiana Jones 4, or at least the first half hour, before I managed to fall asleep. The first night did wonders on increasing energy and moods between me and Dylan. He was ready to rip so,eones head off in the train station, most of them simply saying NO when he asked for directions. In the morning, we did the usual routine; walk around, absorbing everything, and taking lots of pictures. We had some waffles, which trust me are the best in the world, and took pictures of beautiful churches. And trust me, with all the churches Ive seen, I call myself a religious architecture expert. And these were beautiful. Someone once said Brussels was boring; but trust me, its not. Between all the razer sharp telecom and EU buildings, there was old history that had been renovated perfectly. Everything was clean and beautiful, most likely because the city was a sign of international communities, being the location of the EU and NATO. We attempted to walk to NATO but it was too far. The Berlaymont, EUs flagship building was powerfully huge, obiously meant to be a sign of their power. It was only 2 blocks from the hotel, and we never realized it until we where walking back. That night, me and Dylan got back our laundry from what we thought was a complementary service. Only it cost us 236 euros. You live and learn. We just decided that we would have to be extremely cheap to make up for it. I mentioned that I wasnt going to be cheap at the expense of my trip, but well just have to see. That night we finished the wine and ate some gouda cheese, watching a really bad low budget film, Masterminds. Went to bed early again, preparing for Paris. In the morning, we just walked to the North Station, the one we had arrived at. It was a long walk, but a nice way to see more of the city. We researched what to do in Paris, a city you dont want to get lost on, at the local cheap internet cafe. And we were off again. The bus to France was shorter than expected, which was very ..." Read and see more at: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/dhrycun/1/1224318900/tpod.html Photos from this trip: 1. "Downtown night lights" 2. "More night time" 3. "From our hotel room" 4. "Brussels Skyline" 5. "Some government building" 6. "Another of the same building" 7. "Palais Royal" 8. "USB (actually suppose to say BUS)" 9. "Wooden structure made by Arne Quinze" 10. "The Post office" 11. "The post office" 12. "A temple accross the city" 13. "A church" 14. "Old defenses" 15. "Reminds me of HUB mall but bigger" 16. "My amazement" 17. "The Grand Place" 18. "Grand Place Square" 19. "In the center of Brussels" 20. "Old Architecture" See this TripWow and more at http://tripwow.tripadvisor.com/tripwow/ta-0124-67ac-a34d?ytv4=1