Brussels , Belgium

This area was a meeting point for most travelers in Brussel
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So the wait for the flight to Brussels took forever, because we decided to arrive here earlier then usual since our last sting at Schiphol Amsterdam airport. We manage to keep ourselves entertained and enjoying a late lunch at the café.

It's now almost 1 hr until our flight. The airport is buzzing with business people and travellers. It's always great being at the airport. Going through security my chewing gum packet buzzing and my belt delayed the process but we get through fine.

The buildings looked classic and stylish

We board the plane to find it was an empty flight. I slept thru most of the 2hr flight. We touch down at Brussels airport and walked what seemed like 20 mins until we reach the exit and baggage claim and proceed to the train station.

2.90 Euro got us tickets on the Airport city express to central station which was 2 stops away. The total trip was 20 mins. The train were not luggage friendly. They had overhead luggage space but you had to be Hercules to be able to lift a 20kg suitcase that high up.

Central station was not what I had expected to be. It was grey, dark and underground and I didn't feel very safe. We followed fellow passengers up towards the exit and were delighted to see lit up lights.

We head to information centre to get directions to our hotel ' Moon Hotel'.

At first it was a bit daunting walking through the cobble streets in the rain and in the dark. After a few goes at asking for directions we realised how blind we both were and see the sign 'Moon Hotel' right in front of us. The hotel has no elevators so we had to carry our suitcase up one flight of stairs to check in. Grab our keys and carry our bags another flight of stairs. The room is decent. The hotel itself is perfectly located on the main street and very close to all the attractions. So I was once again happy with the choice in hotels.

Drop our luggage in the room and head downstairs into town to find myself a new luggage. Realising the luggage trip from Norway to Belgium must have been a rough one as the handle of my luggage snapped. Again I am completely jinxed with my luggage since leaving Sydney. I managed to get a new one from the souvenir store.

We head over to Quick Restaurant – a burger joint to have dinner. The burgers were less then ordinary but it was quick and convenient. We walk through the streets realising its late and hardly anything is open and the weather is dreadful and freezing cold so we resort back to the hotel for a snooze. Tomorrow will again be a very busy day with plenty things to cover. My legs are still recovering from Norway.

I was impressed with Brussels. The building looked classic and stylish. The restaurant lights all looked beautiful all lit up and the atmosphere was even more pleasant with a busker-playing saxophone in the rain. Tomorrow we will get to see what Brussels has to offer during the day.

I'm looking forward to tomorrow. I need to rest now. It's time for bed and a big day tomorrow.