Brussels - Chocolate, Pomme Frittes and Comics

At the end of our stay in Paris, my mother headed back home to Georgia.  Luke and I then continued our journey to Belgium.  

We spent 3 days in Brussels with a family of four. Their home was super comfortable and the family was very hospitable.  One evening we all went to eat true Belgium pomme frittes (french fries), which to be honest, tasted like normal french fries with mayonnaise.  

During our time, we visited the Grand Place, which was beautiful as all of the buildings were very ornate.  

One of the interesting things in Brussels is that there are random comic murals throughout the city.  Brussels is where the Tintin comics were created and there are quite a few cool comic book shops throughout the city.  We were able to score some Tintin and Asterix comics (in English).   Here were just a few pics of the murals:

We also saw the "famous" Manneken Pis" fountain, which is a little boy peeing into a fountain.  It was very small and disappointing.

This one was much more interesting and was almost as tall as me.  Also impressive that he can eat a waffle at the same time.

Of course, what would Belgium be without chocolate.  Nom nom nom nom nom - more please.

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