On Thursday we managed to check in early to our beautiful hotel Be Manos which is just outside of the city center. It was lovely, very spacious and clean and with a super huge bath! I did manage to slip in the bath though and got myself an almighty bruise for the privilege!
During our time we had moules mariniere, pecan tart, Belgian fries, waffles and truffles! I also got to see Manneken Pis - who is surprisingly tiny!
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We saw the Grand Place which is beautiful, we arrived at dusk so it was magical seeing it all lit up surrounded by little shops.
We went all the way around and through the city on an open top tour bus, which was lovely and took pretty much the entire day. The best part of this was getting to visit and explore in the Atomium:
You start by taking an elevator to the top ball and getting a panoramic view of the city which is amazing. It's such a contrasting city with giant sky scrapers next to homes and churches dotted through out. There is also a palace right in the center and some truly stunning parks.
We spent our other day exploring Leopold park, the automotive museum and the Natural History museum. All of which were fascinating but we walked a very long way!
It was a fabulous break, because not only did we get to visit a lovely city and spend time doing some exciting things but we got to spend some time relaxing. Our last holiday was fabulous and out of this world and amazing but most definitely not relaxing so it was really lovely to have some time to just catch our breath.
Of course, one of the best things about it was the fact that I got to do it with Grant, we always have such a good time together and laugh lots. I love spending time just wandering around getting lost and exploring. I'm a lucky girl to be able to go on breaks like this but also to have somebody like minded to do it with.
And no, we didn't drink a sip of beer the entire time we were there. We were more interested in the chocolate!
Rach
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