Day 20: Rest day in Brussels

August 2, 2024

Brussels, BE

First order of business is to wake up with the sun and go for a walk before the crowds. Often on rest days my modus operandi is walk a bunch and go look at stuff - you get to use different muscles and see the area a bit more in depth. I also usually plan for a nap in the afternoon because I know I’m going to need it and the point is to rest up.

Now I found that Brussels natives don’t put toppings on their waffles. But speculoos flavored ice cream is too hard to pass up so I did it anyways

I didn’t buy this but it’s neat to me to see south Asian snacks in the grocery stores. It’s a big immigrant population in Brussels

I spent some time people watching while enjoying a coffee as well.

By the end of the day I had seen all 3 pis statues (boy, girl, and dog). Hooray…

I also saw many parks and plazas in the old town part of the city - I didn’t spend too much time in the newer parts of the city.

Many pastries were consumed of course.

Finally I topped up my grocery goodie bag and had a wonderful traditional Belgian dinner of stoemp- this may have been one of the most flavorful meals I have had since the trip began. It was seriously good. Go to Fin de Siècle if you want to try it, it was a nice restaurant and not so expensive or overly packed / touristy.

Stoemp! - to me this beats the Heidelberg sausage meal and it wasn’t close. The flavors of the sauce permeate the mash and the sausage

Hanging out by the public pool again while the sun starts to go down

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