Eating & Drinking Your Way Through Brussels, Belgium, Brussels, Belgium

When I first visited Belgium back in August 2014 for the Flower Carpet Festival, I had no idea then just how much I would fall in love with this amazing country. Had I discovered Belgium at a much younger age, my life would have been completely different. Along with my waistline!聽

Every year since we have made the crazy drive to聽Belgium聽so that I can feed my addiction to the country鈥檚 beer, chocolate, frites and waffles! Not to mention admiring some of the most aesthetically pleasing buildings! Now, I鈥檓 constantly begging my husband to find a job in Belgium, but I know if we were to move there, my waistline would explode with all that delicious food! So, a long weekend is the best way for me to contain the amount of delicious food and beer I can take in at once! With that said, this guide will be a mixture of sightseeing with聽too聽many waffle and beer breaks.

Right off the bat, we decided to take a stroll through聽Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert聽as it was not far from our hotel,聽Hilton Brussels Grand Place,聽and shop for some Belgian chocolate. After all, that鈥檚 one of the reasons why we鈥檙e here. Opened in 1847 by the first King of Belgium, Leopold I, it was the first shopping center in continental Europe. With a vaulted glass ceiling, the long passage gallery offers a range of luxury goods and cafes.聽 ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Eating & Drinking Your Way Through Brussels, Belgium
Guide Location: Belgium » Brussels
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Lorelei Frey
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:

Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert
Hilton Brussels Grand Place
La Brouette Taverne
Grand Place
H么tel de Ville
Maison du Roi
Maison Dandoy
Mannekin-Pis
Jeanneke-Pis
Delirium Cafe
Cafe Leffe
Wittamer
Notre-Dame du Sablon
Royal Palace
Royal Museum of Fine Arts
Musical Instruments Museum
Parc de Bruxelles
Jardin du mont des Arts
Hotel Novotel Brussels Off Grand Place
Parc & Palais du Cinquantenaire
St Michael and St Gudula Cathedral
Delirium Cafe
Chez Leon
Taste This.Beer
La Brouette Taverne
Mini-Europe
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