www.pulmoscience.org

Eating out and dancing in the capital of Belgium

by admin on May 23rd, 2010

filed under Brussels

Amelia is a complete chocoholic and the capital of Belgium wasn’t selected by chance, when I decided we should go on a holiday. Stores for candy of different dimensions were existing on almost every road in the downtown zone and very close to our Brussels apartment, so if she wanted some candy, the only thing I should do is to go down and buy some. Amelia’s favorite candy stores were Leonidas which are very well liked with the locals, Marcolini which is considered the finest store for top-quality Belgian chocolates. Then we found out that more affordable are the candy in Chocopolis and Maison Renardy stores.

This photo of Brussels
Our evenings in Brussels were spend in some great dining places and good pubs, where we tried the local beer that we discovered might be sour or sweet – based on cherries. An additional cocktail that the local people love is a specific blend of sparkling wine and white wine. Amelia loved most the Brasserie De l’Union nightclub with its wooden bar, but I appreciated most the Bier Circus because of the vast selection of beers. The pub closest to our own holiday accommodation in Brussels was Delirium Café which was also very close to the Grand Place as well.

On one of the nights we went for some dancing and we first visited the Dirty Dancing night clubs where they played house music, after which we went to Recyclart club for some drum and bass. On the next night after we’d a great dinner, we visited a jazz club that was recommended, named Sounds Jazz Club where we stayed until the morning hours.

Amelia was satisfied that we got a lot of fun outside at the pubs and clubs, to go sightseeing and to be able to relax a lot in our serviced Brussels accommodation. We truly appreciated our stay, got engaged and decided to return.

Posted in Brussels | Leave a Comment

A day of shopping in Brussels

by admin on May 19th, 2010

filed under Brussels

After my question the evening before and the amazing dinner we had at the restaurant, we were not so willing to go out of bed on the following morning and we had a peaceful pleasant morning having espresso and eating breakfast in our Brussels holiday apartment. We decided to spend this day researching and walking along the streets of the Belgium capital. Thus, we first went to the Dansaert area where we went into some nice stores and later to the la Bourse location where we had a snack at a trendy café there.

This photo of Place de la Bourse (Place Royale)
Next we headed towards the Rue Neuve, which is a longer road of stores which however could be very costly.

Our subsequent stop was the City 2 Mall where Amelia purchased a few dresses and I bought a couple of books I was searching for back in my home town and couldn’t find. Then we’d some fun moments at the Galleria Agora, which is a type of a bazaar with lots of unusual but low-cost goods. The next stop we made was very opposite with regards to quality, style and price. The last shopping stop we made was at the uptown Haut De La Ville area where we came into fantastic jewellery shops and haute couture boutiques.
This photo of Place de la Bourse (Place Royale)

On the way returning to our Brussels, Belgie short stay apartment, we passed through the symbol of the city – the Manneken Pis and were astonished to see there were not numerous people in front of it. Thus, we made some great images there.

Then, exhausted from the shopping, but happy with all the items we bought, we went back to the Brussels holiday accommodation we had and had a good long sleep before our next evening out, during which we wanted to make some night photos and to drink ale at a nearby pub.

Posted in Brussels | Leave a Comment

Vital question in Brussels

by admin on May 15th, 2010

filed under Brussels

I’ve been dating Amelia for an year by now and I wanted to enjoy several days with her on a holiday, where to relax and ask her an important question that was in my head for some time now. I knew she adores sweets and she has never been to Belgium, and so in February I got tickets for our Easter trip to Brussels. This was her gift for the Saint Valentine’s Day and she was so delighted and pleased that she spent a lot of time choosing the ideal apartment in Brussels for the two of us.

We were both earning a living very hard and needed a good rest, even for a couple of days and considered this trip as an escape from everything and a possibility to get good night’s sleep and to be pampered. Therefore, Amelia picked an excellent one-bedroom holiday apartment in Brussels, which was presented nicely arranged and furnished and could be hired for 5 days at a reasonable price.

When we showed up, a taxi cab brought us to our Brussels holiday apartment and went out right away, as we were thrilled explore the city. Amelia had a comprehensive plan of what shall be seen and done here and we headed towards the Statue of Europe, the Royal Palace and then the Museum of Musical Instruments.

Right after this short visiting sites visit we went back to our vacation apartment in Brussels, that was very easily accessed, had some sleep and a bath and dressed for our first dinner out. Before heading towards the restaurant we liked during the day, we went to the Grand Place-Grote Markt and enjoyed the huge flower carpet. Now there, among so many people and wonderful flowers with head-spinning aroma, I asked Amelia to be my wife. Just like that. She was absolutely amazed and overwhelmed and could not talk at all, thus she just nodded her head.

Posted in Brussels | Leave a Comment