Brussels - very sweet

Just when I got to the city center of Brussels on Sunday afternoon, I went straight ahead to take the following picture. I couldn't take it 2 nights before and so I've planned to come back there. I know, I know, not very spontaneous! On the way back, I unexpectedly came across one AEGEE girl, which was quite a nice suprise.

XXIst century - such an old building and such a new advertisement

Before departing back to Poland, I was suppoused to see my Belgian friend Sabrina. Before getting to the meeting point I got myself some frites to eat, while waiting at the Grote Markt . It turned out to be a typical habit of having a quick lunch in Brussels.

Eating frites at the Grote Markt

Sabrina is a very talkative person, what results with socialising with strangers easily or even bringing some of them with her. This time it was an Itallian girl who needed help with booking a hostel. After solving the problem and giving Sabrina's sister phone number to the girl, we hanged around the streets for a while. We came across the most famous Brussels' sculpture - Manneken Pis (A Peeing Boy), Royal Galleries of Saint Hubert - XIXth century shopping arcades, the Bouchers street with fancy restaurants, tried Belgian truffles and chocolates in a Chocolaterie. I brought some of those Belgian specialties to Poland but I think, they tasted better in Brussels.

Colorful copies of Manneken Pis in the chocolate shop window

Manneken Pis shaped flavoured chocolates - apple, mint, orange

When you don't see a friend for a long time, many things may change and sometimes even too many... This time Sabrina shared with me her experiences about studying in Istanbul and stories about the family that hosts her there.

Sweets, biscuits, chocolates, strangers and Sabrina

When Sabrina left, not to miss her train, Klaudia took me over and leaded to a romantic place. At least that's what she promised it to be like. The place turned out to be a few storey garage that has amazing views in all directions of Brussels. It reminded us of a movie Reality Bites, that we used to be crazy about as teenagers. The first scenes of it, take place on such roof and people are also taking pictures of themselves there.

Brussels just after sunset

As I still had some time to caught the bus, we stopped at Häagen-Dazs and Klaudia ordered those posh ice-cream for us in French. Obviously, as it usually happens, they didn't have the flavour she picked, so it took a while to decide about the other one.

Do you know that feeling, when just before the goodbye it doesn't feel as if it was a goodbye and you don't feel like going home? That was it.