Mussels in Brussels
Rue des Bouchers Mussels, or moules, are the national dish of Belgium. They are traditionally served in a steamer pot with a side of Belgian frites and mayonnaise. You can […]
Category Archives: Brussels, Belgium
Weekly Photo Challenge: Grand
There is no place in the world as grand to me as the Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium. And nothing as grand as sitting on a step there, watching people […]
Antwerp: CLOSED
Usually, my research before a trip serves me well. I look through guidebooks and then surf the net, writing down addresses of places I want to go and looking at […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Wrong
The Daily Post hosts a Weekly Photo Challenge. I’ve never taken part before, but with a category like “Wrong,” how could I resist? This photo immediately came to mind. I […]
Star Sighting: Eric Stonestreet
I left Brussels this year with little fanfare. Unlike last year when my family and I spent a week there and were just heading to the airport when it happened: a star […]
Mmmmh!
I got a taste (pun intended) for just how global Food Network and the Cooking channel have become when I took part in a team-building exercise at Mmmmh! […]
I’d Be Remiss if I didn’t Mention Manneken Pis
One of Belgium’s most famous icons is Manneken Pis – a small statue of a boy peeing into a fountain. The inspiration is rumored to be that in the […]
The Atomium
The elaborate architecture of the Grand Place in Brussels, medieval Bruges, and historic Gent are all absolutely stunning. But after a week of feeling overwhelmed by the majesty of […]
Surprises Around the Corner in Gent
Lonely Planet named the Graslei / Kornlei area of Gent as one of the “Top 7 Places To Sit and Have a Beer.” I can certainly see why. This picturesque spot […]
Breendonk Concentration Camp
When I was fifteen-years-old, I was an exchange student in Germany. My host family took me to Dachau Concentration Camp and I have never been the same since. I’d been prepared […]
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