Flitting around: Belgium

So a few weeks ago we popped over to Leuven and Brussels in Belgium. It was a tad spontaneous on my part, on the Friday a few of my friends were like "we're going to Belgium today, wanna come?"And I said yes :)
Leuven is a cute little town about three hours from Tilburg. It's well-known for its nightlife, as it's a student city in a big way. However, because we're geniuses, we arrived a) during exam time and b) at the end of the high school year. So we were partying with tons of 16-year-olds. And some who looked like suspiciously young 16-year-olds.
But the bars were amazing, and we were a massive group, so we made it work. One of the Canadian girls knew a few Belgians who had been on Canadian exchanges, so we got to chill with the locals.

This is the square with all the bars on it. Clubbing European style :)

YAY for Belgium! The gang in Leuven

The stunning Town Hall

In the morning we checked out the sights of Leuven, including the HQ of the biggest beer brewery in the world. Then we were off to Brussels! It's an awesome city. We trekked all over, seeing every single building possibly worth seeing, and of course eating delicious waffles. 

We also tracked down Manneken Pis, the famous peeing boy, plus to be thorough the girl and the dog versions. There are various stories about the origin of the peeing boy, and it's had a pretty interesting existence. It regularly gets dressed up in costume, on special occasions he pees beer, and in the 1700s he was knighted by King Louis XV, so French soldiers had to salute him! 

That night we hit up a typical Belgian pub. Delirium is famously awesome.
One thing that's particularly amazing is its selection of beer.
It holds the world record for the largest beer selection commercially available!

Breakfast! I get insanely excited by the fact that most hostels feed you.
We stock up :)

We emulate the dog version, Zinneke Pis :P
The background graffiti is something we saw all over Brussels-
there's an organised street art Comic Book trail,
and the Recylcart Art Centre, with walls and walls of street art. 

Outside the Royal Palace, one of our stops on what became
 The Epic Building Tour

So that's a wee snapshot of our Belgian experience, and a happy start to me attempting to take on Europe (:

Tot ziens!