In the fall of 2010, I was in Brussel for one day trip.
The city of Brussel is the capital of Belgium. Here, they call it 'Bruzzel' and many speak French.
Brussel is also the central administrative for European Union, seriously, with proof everywhere.
Commercial activities are obviously active here as many office buildings cover up this land.
The Royal Palace of Brussel is standing proudly in the center of Brussel.
Accompanied by this Leopoldo..should be one of the kings in mids of 1800s.
I made an appointment with a friend, to meet in Brussel. Arrived here, I called him but my phone line could not get through. Panic! I phoned repeatedly but unsuccessful.
First thing came to my mind was to find the nearest public telephone. I asked people here including some shop keepers. You know what? Fortunately, they still know what a public telephone is. Hardly any public phone around.
Only one person told me that there's one near the train station.
Desparately, I wanted to borrow from the shop keeper, and asked for it. She said she didn't have a phone. 'Sweet!' Chocolate town.
It was as if I were requesting this horse to come down.
While hunting for a public phone, I was also in a rush to search for famous Belgium chocolate. Arhh....Saturday afternoon...most shops were closed! After long walk, finally, YES, I found 2 chocolate shops OPENED and 1 of them was Leonidas. (No picture for this..I told you I was in a rush). You can get fresh chocolate as great gifts for family and friends.
Since the chocolate were wraped so beatifully, I didn't open them in Brussel. Instead, I ate this little waffer (EUR 2) sold by a little mobile waffer van. So yummy. Sweet and crunchy.
And I sat down to enjoy this beautiful scenery here. Ahh...I would explain to my friend when I got back.
After explaining and discussing with my friend, the reason I could not make the call was due to my phone line access that did not cover Brussel. Anyway, I got the chocolate for him. ;P
