Day 2 and I was off to Brussels for the day.  I can't say that I had much planned besides just exploring the city.  There wasn't as many pictures taken today, but there was a lot of walking around for sure. 

 

After a 50 min train ride to the Brussels Central Station, I walked around the central area of Brussels a bunch.  I had to have my mandatory waffle also.  It was a lazy Sunday.  The main square around the Grote Market and Grand Palace had a fair amount of people in it, even with the cloudy grey day. 

 

 

I took in the history of Brussels museum.  I really enjoy seeing how cities form and why.  Here is what Brussels looked like way back when.  It also housed all the outfits that countries have given the Manneken Pis statue.  Pretty funny really. 

 

I probably should have done a better job of stopping and taking pictures, but I guess I was just busy looking around. 

 

And the statue of the Manneken Pis "Little Man Pee".  I had just missed it dressed up for St Patrick's Day. 

 

 

Looking back on this now, I really did walk a bunch.  It was cool seeing the touristy bits of Brussels plus the bit that was just going about a Sunday.  It didn't have the feel of some of Europe's other capitals like London or Paris. 

 

The highlight of the day, the Victor Horta Museum.  I wasn't allowed to take pictures, so the rest are from Google.  Horta was a key architect in the Art Nouveau movement and the museum did not disappoint by any means.  Absolutely stunning. 

 

 

Not much to my Sunday really.  I walked around the UN buildings some and just generally explored Brussels.  Nothing to exciting to describe, but it was a good laid back day.