How Many Waffles Are Too Many?

Asking for a friend…

For the first time since I’ve arrived in Prague, I finally decided to travel for the weekend! My group of friends decided that we should go adventuring, and it just happened that Brussels, Belgium was the destination.

First lesson learned: 6am flights are not fun. Five of my friends and I left the hostel a bit before 4am and walked to the bus stop a half hour away just to get to the airport. The plus side of this though was being able to see the sunrise en route to Belgium.

Second Lesson Learned: Brussels has amazing pastries and lattes! As soon as we touched down, the one thing in our mind was breakfast. So after wandering in a few neighborhoods we ran into a locally owned shop (I’m quite forgetful of names, I do apologize). When we walked in, the owners immediately placed brownies that tasted like pure, melt-in-your-mouth, rich fudge, free of charge. Throughout the meal, he kept refilling our brownie plate and I couldn’t be more grateful. Belgium knows how to do chocolate the right way!

This breakfast warmed us up and woke us up very quickly! We even played some ping-pong at the cafe, and I’m just putting it out there… I won.

Third Lesson Learned: Brussels is appealing to the eye, but Bruge is even better. Beautiful canals, parks that explode with greenery, churches with amazing exterior design, and cobble stone streets are what makes Bruge known as a fairytale town.

Now for what we’ve all been waiting for: the waffles.

Not only were they quite inexpensive (compared to what I was expecting), but they were beyond amazing. They were freshly made, warm, and easy to tear apart. My choice of toppings for one waffle was strawberries, whip cream, and caramel. The other was what I call a “dessert waffle”, with a scoop of salted caramel ice cream.

Fourth Lesson Learned: Walking around the city rather than taking a tram or bus is much more rewarding! Yes, you will be exhausted, tired, and maybe a bit grumpy (like myself) but this allows you to walk randomly through streets and find hidden gems! There were so many beautiful parks that someone might miss if they don’t walk around.

All in all, my first time traveling out of Prague in a month was tiring but definitely worth it! Even though I am not the most social person and being out all day can be hard, I have gained so many memories already! I hate to say it, but my parents were right to egg me on to go on trips! Take advantage of being able to travel in Europe! Here are some really interesting photos from my journey that I collected along the way!

I was enjoying my last bite of Belgian chocolate in Brussel’s main square and my friend decided to capture it!

We also befriended the neighborhood/hostel cat, who then continued to follow us down the street!