Last Stop - Belgium

The last stop of my long awaited vacation was 4 days packed with relaxing and reminishing in Brussels.

My favorite statue in Brussels

I walked around the grand place, ate frites, dined in China Town (or rather China Street), visited the Mannekin Pis and ate waffles, visited the bar by the Jenneka Pis and drank my pampelmousse beer, stayed in my old house and chatted with my old landlords, shopped till in I dropped in Rue Neuve and Port de Namur, rode the belgian trains, and last, but best of all caught up with friends from the past.

Me, Maggy and Eva infront of the Antwerp Grote Markt

It was great meeting up with the special people who meant a real lot to me during my time in Belgium. The person I definately had to spend time with was Eva, Eva is also doing HR in a big multinational in Belgium, so apart from reminishing the past we also got the discuss the present, our joys, worries and fears, as well as our past and aspirations. They were the best 3 days of the holiday.

Belgium.. the land of beers

We also got the chance to hop up to Antwerp and meet up with Florjan, Evy and Maggy, which was totally great.... and also got the opportunity of doing something I had never done before, cause I was a student, but now as a working woman its something I can afford - Diamond Shopping in Antwerp..... what an experience!!!! (Can you beleive that you can actually bargain Diamonds!!!! Viva my Arabic bargaining skills!!!)

Eva and I also enjoyed a Sunday Afternoon shopping down at the Market in Clemenceau and a lunch consisting of our famous broccoli soup and delicious pancakes!!! In the afternoon we met up with Paula and Christophe for Hagen Daas Ice-Cream.... I can't beleive those two are getting married!!!!

Eva and Robin making me pancakes!!!

Brussels was pretty emotional, I could not help sitting in the Grand Place with a pack of frites in my hands and not have tears clouding my eyes, while I remembered the drunken nights of eating frites at 4am with friends, or the drinking champagne in the middle of the Grand Place when our team year finished, the light shows, or the amazing concerts we sang with and danced to in the middle of that magnificent square.

The amazing concerts in the Grand Place

Good Bye Brussels.......