Last week I visited beautiful city of Brussels. I must say
probably one of the most underrated travel destinations in Europe and yet this
city has soo much to offer. First we landed at the Brussels airport which is by
the way very well organized. You can fly from Hamburg pretty cheap with
Ryanair, so I haven’t hesitated at all to book the ticket. The airport has
directions all over written in English, German and French. So you have almost
zero chances to get lost. I was very
amazed that people here have 3 official languages, but to be honest, they
mostly speak French. Nevertheless, very
friendly welcoming. After landing we went directly to our flat that we rented
via airbnb, dropped our stuff and went for a city stroll. We walked all day
long, because our place was very close to the city centre, so basically we
didn’t use any public transport and saved our money for great food and drinks
later on. The city itself is not too big, so ,more or less, you just need few
days to visit all the hot spots. The centre of Brussels is very chick and
beautiful. If I can describe it in few words I would say it is a mix of French
and German influence, with very pretty
historical buildings. The Grand Palace is the main spot there, which you
shouldn’t miss. Looks so rich and stunning. The fun fact that I’ve heard there
is that the whole building is full of architecture mistakes, the structure is
very asymmetric ..but you wouldn’t tell at all at the first glance. The place
is ,of course, full of tourists but you can definitely manage to make few nice
shots. The next hot spot is the statute of Maneken pis. Who would’ve thought
that this would be one of the main signs of the city. Have a look at it and you
will understand why I say it J
What I would certainly recommend you is to join one of the free tours that are
always offered by very nice groups of students who made several tour
organisations and offer their city tour for free! And btw it is in English, so
win win. The whole tour takes around 3h and it covers all the main landmarks in
the city centre. In that way, you can learn more about great Belgian history,
some fun facts and best places to eat, drink and buy souvenirs. Now when I said
food and drinks , of course a must have are waffles, lots of chocolates, frit
and bear. The best brunch I’ve ever had was at the place called Holy bagels,
you can see on my Instagram some photos I’ve made, but simply said - breakfast
heaven. Since I am such a fan of good food and coffee in the morning, no doubt
you can find all of that there! When it comes to waffles there are always
cheaper and more expensive offers. The one we tried was at Maison Dandoy just
before the Maneken Pis statue and it was delish. You can’t go wrong with any waffle in Belgium J For all beer lovers I
would definitely recommend Delirium bar where you can try over 100 different
types of bears, but just take into account that it’s always full and you might
have to wait to be served. But now,
aside from those places, the thing that really impressed me in Brussels is
amazing street art. Streets are full of beautiful murals, you should just get
lost in those side streets and you will discover stunning art!
When it comes to travel fashion chats, depending on the weather,
I like to wear very comfy clothes when I’m traveling. So jeans, shirts and
sneakers always find their way to my suitcase. Because it is beginning of
summer I tend to wear light colours, and since pink is so trendy this season,
had to go for my fav zara T shirt with white pearls that are soo cute. I also
packed my pastel pink EDITED bag and a pair of white jeans. Also don’t forget
to bring a pair of sunglasses and bottle of water of course, cause it’s quite
exhausting strolling all day long J.
So there you go guys, my small Brussels weekend guide ..I
hope you find it useful if you plan to go there. Let me know if you already
visited Brussels or you maybe live there. Would really like to hear your fav
hot spots!
Love x
Natalija
Shirt: ZARA
Jeans: ZARA
Bag: edited
Shoes: puma
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