So, Brussels it was last weekend. This wonderful city will be remembered by me for a lot of things (good and bad) for quite some time to come. I went there to attend FOSDEM (a separate blog post for this) and of-course didn’t miss out on the opportunity to check out the city either. Some quick points..

1. Came out of Brussels Railway station and for a moment wondered whether I took the wrong flight/train to some place in the US. Tall buildings (very much unlike Europe)
2. Explored most of the city with a map provided by the youth hostel (2go4). Very informative map with some cool Young Traveller tips and favourites.
3. Travelling alone is no more boring.. I have my good companions (yoda and my Nikon D60 – need to find a name for her)
4. KillerX decided not to join me in brussels at the last moment because of some commitments, and I was left alone in the 6 bed dorm. It was so exciting to meet new faces everytime you enter your room in the evening and everytime you exit the room in the mornings, you would know these people (who you would have spent a whole night chatting) were not going to be around. I left notes on their tables and left the place.
5. Met people from Chile, Australia, Taiwan, Spain and ofcourse Switzerland itself in this short stay here. And most of them were good looking girls KillerX , you missed someting
6. Had all those that Belgium and Brussels is famous for.. From Waffles to Kwak, Kasteel, Krieks…
7. I returned back to Swiss and was down with flu for almost three days and today I am feeling a bit better. Hence this quick blog post. Its been a horrible three days.
8. The number of times I got lost in this city easily exceeds the sum of all the times I have got lost in my brief periods of stay in Europe and my short Eurotrips. I infact managed to get lost and end up in a street having strip clubs too.
9. The number of Siren sounds I have heard in three days is way higher than any I have heard in my 6 month stay in Swiss. Goes to show the number of politicians in this city.

Brussels, a nice mix of middle age europe and modern architecture. A city that has life and parties go well into the night. Brussels through my lens here.