My Spanish is improving. I don't know if it's "improving", but whenever in times of distress I'm able to get my point across (whether or not it's grammatically correct). The actual roommate was throwing up blood at school, and we were looking for a nurse. And I successfully asked the woman at the front desk where is the nurse? (Donde esta la enfermera?) She then said "Why?" (porque) and I replied, "She's vomiting blood." (Ella vomitas sangre). Although, that more closely translates to she vomits blood. Still the same point.
And, while on the flight to Brussels I said to the flight attendant, "Hello. I need a bag to throw up in." (Hola! Necisito una bulsa de vomita!)
And, while on the flight to Brussels I said to the flight attendant, "Hello. I need a bag to throw up in." (Hola! Necisito una bulsa de vomita!)
 Rare photo of me smiling in front of Halle Gate. One of the most important points of protection for Brussels during Medieval times | We stayed in a hostel for the weekend. I'm proud to say I've done it, but never again. It was nicer then expected, but sharing a room with 9 strangers is not for me. The shower was consistenly hot, if the water pressure was not good. Belgium is bigger then I expected. Apparently it's the size of Maryland (!) and I thought it was the size of Rhode Island, so that was a shock. Day 1 in Brussels was not good to us. Our flight left at six in the morning from and because the metro doesn't open until 5:00, Jodi and I bumbled around on the bus and got there at 3:30. Good news, we now know how to get there via bus. |
We saw Halle Gate, which was one of the original entrances to Brussels. It's one of the few left standing. It's pretty cool. We took an audio tour through the building. It was nifty. It's a hallmark of Brussels and I definitely enjoyed getting to see it
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 Me & The Peeing Boy  | Day 2 involved all the traditional Belgian tourist activities. We bought chocolate, a friend had waffles (I bought some later), I got hot chocolate from Haagen Daaz because they have stand alone stores in Europe??? I did not succeed in getting French fries (or as they call them Belgian fries), but there are worse things that could happen. We saw the Cathedral of Saint Michael. The church is so long, that it took two pictures to get the entirety of the side. The inside is also very cool, but with many famous landmarks it did not photograph as well as one might hope We also saw the Brussels Town Hall together, which is pretty cool. There was a wedding taking place the day we were there. It's a super neat little square. They have a "flower carpet" in the center of the square every year and it's the largest in the world. It's dedicated to immigrants (?) I believe. |
My personal favorite part of the trip was going to see the Mannekin Pis. It's this tiny fountain (very close to the Town Hall) that's in memory of this little boy who peed on a fire. The legend has it that, because of this he saved Brussels from burning to the ground. Because, of his bravery Brussels is still around today. He was sadly wearing a shirt for some reason, but you can still see him holding his penis as water pours into the fountain
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