This past weekend, I ventured first to Brussels, Belgium for a class trip -- we had a neat tour of the European Commission and the European Council... pretty neat and very informative.
The city itself was pure loveliness -- it was rather pricey for the housing, but it was the cheapest available (22 euros/night -- I highly recommend Grand Palace Hostel). We were able to catch the Christmas markets which were full of goodies and the beautiful Christmas light show. (Pics and video to be uploaded later).
I also had quite a bit of Belgium beer, chocolates, and fries... and 1 waffle. Unfortunately, my appetite was not too great this weekend so I missed out on some eating opportunities, but overall, the trip was a pure delight!
We saw Manneken Pi, the famous peeing cherub fountain/ statue... much much smaller than I thought it would be... The city itself was rather small so Amy and I were able to travel quite well by just walking. We met a much older couple who were adamant on walking from where we were at our second hostel to the city centre (roughly 20 minutes?)
We wanted to take advantage of the weekend to travel elsewhere so we then hopped onto the train to Luxembourg on Saturday afternoon. We were lucky enough to be hosted (I recommend checking out couchsurfing.org if you haven't heard of it before). Our host, Marthe, was just beyond amazing. Not only did she give us a lovely tour of the city, she also pointed out all the best spots to visit.
Again, we explored the Christmas markets but boy was I not prepared for the weather. Even though it was lovely, Saturday night was by far one of the coldest nights of my life (zero degrees celsius maybe?) In any case, I was so cold I thought my ears would fall off.
Sunday morning, we visited the Bazar which happens once a year in Luxembourg. It was delightful! There were several stands, each one representing a different country and their famous foods and snacks. It was clearly the place to be.
I also experienced my first snow this year in Luxembourg! It was amazinggggggg.
Perhaps I will elaborate further tomorrow and post pictures. For now, I have much sleep to catch and homework to complete.
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My program ends on December 15th.... Two weeks. That's just pure insanity.
The city itself was pure loveliness -- it was rather pricey for the housing, but it was the cheapest available (22 euros/night -- I highly recommend Grand Palace Hostel). We were able to catch the Christmas markets which were full of goodies and the beautiful Christmas light show. (Pics and video to be uploaded later).
I also had quite a bit of Belgium beer, chocolates, and fries... and 1 waffle. Unfortunately, my appetite was not too great this weekend so I missed out on some eating opportunities, but overall, the trip was a pure delight!
We saw Manneken Pi, the famous peeing cherub fountain/ statue... much much smaller than I thought it would be... The city itself was rather small so Amy and I were able to travel quite well by just walking. We met a much older couple who were adamant on walking from where we were at our second hostel to the city centre (roughly 20 minutes?)
We wanted to take advantage of the weekend to travel elsewhere so we then hopped onto the train to Luxembourg on Saturday afternoon. We were lucky enough to be hosted (I recommend checking out couchsurfing.org if you haven't heard of it before). Our host, Marthe, was just beyond amazing. Not only did she give us a lovely tour of the city, she also pointed out all the best spots to visit.
Again, we explored the Christmas markets but boy was I not prepared for the weather. Even though it was lovely, Saturday night was by far one of the coldest nights of my life (zero degrees celsius maybe?) In any case, I was so cold I thought my ears would fall off.
Sunday morning, we visited the Bazar which happens once a year in Luxembourg. It was delightful! There were several stands, each one representing a different country and their famous foods and snacks. It was clearly the place to be.
I also experienced my first snow this year in Luxembourg! It was amazinggggggg.
Perhaps I will elaborate further tomorrow and post pictures. For now, I have much sleep to catch and homework to complete.
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My program ends on December 15th.... Two weeks. That's just pure insanity.
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