Traveling Rockhopper

Beguinage or Begijnhof – the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaarde Bruges is such a charming place that after seeing its white-coloured houses you’ll fall in love with Bruges.
Really, I did. 🙂

I spent a few years in the Netherlands, so I prefer to use the Dutch names of Belgian cities and pronounce them in a Dutch way, and that confuses my conversations in English. 😀

The historic centre of Bruges is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Bruges is a lovely city.
Don’t miss while visiting Belgium!

Brussels in Belgium is a headquarter of many international organisations,
one of them is the European Union (EU).

Do you know that Belgium is apparently kind of not so well known country,
at least outside Europe.
I’ve never thought like that about Belgium,
but some Belgians said it.
Often people hear about Brussels, but not really about Belgium…

Yes, the name of brussels sprout was delivered from the name of the City of Brussels.

Manneken Pis is considered one of the symbols of Brussels
and it definitely shows the sense of humour or the citizens.

I visited Brussels a few times, and each time I was checking what kind of clothes this little man is wearing this time. 😉

The City of Brussels is the capital of Belgium.

One of the slogans to promote Belgium says:
“Chocolate is best when it is kept out of the sun… No surprise that the best is found in Belgium”.
😀

Well, let’s keep it without a comment,
just try chocolate while visiting Belgium. 🙂

Do you know The Smurfs cartoon?
The Belgian comics artist Peyo (Pierre Culliford) created Smurfs.

One of my “small travel dreams” was to spend a night in a boathouse.
Well, I was even thinking to rent a boathouse when I was living in the Netherlands.
Anyway, my dream came true in Belgium and it was a very nice experience.
p.s. It’s not the same as sailing etc.

Here you can read more about today’s picture,
however, I only wanted to bring your attention to probably the most known Belgian dish.
Of course, Belgian cuisine is much more than fires, beer or chocolate. 🙂

Belgium has 3 official languages: Dutch, French and German.