European Getaway to Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪
❤️Recommendation reason:
Belgium is one of the Schengen countries, not far from the UK, France, the Netherlands, and Germany, making it the perfect choice for international students' long weekends.
🚉Transportation guide:
Round trip on Eurostar, London St. Pancras - Brussels Midi.
BTW, London St. Pancras is the most charming train station in the world, without a doubt. Whether it's the Baroque-style ceiling, the 6-meter-high sculpture of lovers kissing, or the occasional piano music that stops passersby, all of them make your journey's starting/ending point full of happiness 💖.
🛏️[Hotel Guide]
The homestay I found on Airbnb was hosted by a lawyer who generously gave me their spacious room. I honestly couldn't find the address, but my friends, make good use of Airbnb, there are so many interesting hosts out there!
🍽️Food and beverage recommendations:
Brussels cuisine features white wine mussels (jokingly, Brussels is called Brussels because it's best for mussels [laughing]), waffles, nut chocolate, Belgian beer (Delirium cafe next to Grand Place is worth a try), and the super famous French fries. I walked tirelessly just to have a taste of the fries... If I had to recommend one, the curry tomato sauce with fries has a unique taste and is worth a try!
⛰[Travel Guide]
Peeing boy
Brussels Grand Place
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
Brussels Palace
Palace Backyard
The attractions in Brussels are very concentrated. The city is relatively small, so it is enough to walk around in one day. You can also take the city bus and enjoy many beautiful houses, graffiti, and artistic small shops in the Brussels city area along the way.
you cannot take a trip to Belgium without visiting their cheeky little statues!
There is a must-see attraction in Brussels, Belgium, that is, "peeing children", is a symbol of peace, there are many people who come here to take pictures, want to take pictures and need to queue up, after watching "pee children" to buy chocolate.
Belgium peeing child this statue is a local and very well-known statue, if you come, you can first search her history online, history is still very interesting, and this is located in the center of Belgium's most lively neighborhood
When you come to Belgium, you will want to see the famous peeing child, the little boy Yu Lian is more than 400 years old, because his urine, doused the trigger of enemy explosives, saved a city in Brussels, became a little hero to be loved.
It’s a really cute tourist attractions, maybe go there earlierrrrrrrrr in the morning cuz there would less peopl.
Urinary children are the market mark in Brussels, Belgium. The world-famous bronze statue of the little boy is a statue and fountain in the pedestrian area of the city centre. Legend has it that when the Spanish occupiers evacuated Brussels, they planned to blow up the city with explosives. Fortunately, the little boy urinated at night and drowned the fuse to save the whole city. The statue was carved in memory of the little hero. After hundreds of years of vicissitudes, Brussels was burned by foreign enemies and plundered by two modern world wars. The statue itself was stolen and destroyed many times. In 1619, the latest bronze was built smaller than the statue. It was created by Belgian sculptor Jerome Duksino. It is estimated that many people have heard the story of urinating children, and know that Brussels has such a sculpture, but many people (I am one of them) did not expect that the statue is so small, and in a small corner, it is easy to be ignored. Fortunately, his fame is so great that people will find him here eventually. In 1747, Louis XV of France dressed him for the sake of elegance. Then he received clothes from all walks of life around the world, including China, of course. The King's House near the square has hundreds of clothes for urinating children from all over the country. In front of the shops in Brussels, we can also see various fake versions of children urinating in order to attract customers. The last picture is a urinating child in Tang costume on display at the Belgian Pavilion of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.
As the first citizen of Belgium, the urinating child is a hero who contributes to the war like the two cowherds. When you travel to Belgium, you have to take a picture with him. No one can avoid vulgarity. More than 300 sets of national costumes have been designed and constructed for him by the Chinese people, including girlfriend urinating girls and pet urinating puppies. The King's Palace has more than 300 sets of national costumes donated by the world's heads of state. Throughout Brussels, his lovely figure is everywhere, with a wide range of uses, different shapes and varied ends.