Anyway, the train station was kind of in a weird part of the city, so we walked to the Grand Place market and had lunch at this cute tavern. I got a waffle. I had to! I was in Belgium :) It was delicious.
When we finished we walked around the square a little: the architecture was so impressive. That was another one of the things that hit me about Europe-the variety and intricacy of the architecture.
We went down a little side street that was literally all chocolate shops. Maybe, 10 or 15 on each side of the street. It was unreal! And of course, I had to take a pic in front of Godiva because its my moms favorite chocolate and its a Belgian company.
Some more walking and Devin in front of the peeing boy statue.
At this point it was 3 o'clock and there was freezing rain coming down. So we ducked into a coffee shop to get on WiFi and dry out/warm up. We decided we had seen everything we wanted to see, especially with the weather being so miserable and nasty, but our train didn't leave for Paris until 9. So we walked back to the train station, tried to change our ticket, had some drama, got on a train back to Paris and had some more drama. That's all i'll say about that :)
So there's Europe!!! It was an unbelievable experience. I have dreamed about going for so long. I so wish my maternal grandparents, who went on couple mission to London, were alive so they could hear about my trip. I grew up listening to my grandmother tell little stories from their time there, and I recently found all the letters she wrote to my mom from London and have enjoyed reading through them. It was a special time in their lives. I know I would have enjoyed my trip even more if it was a warmer time of year and I had a little bit more money to spend, however it was still an incredible experience that I will always treasure: my first time out of the country!
Public shoutout to Ms. Caity Jones for planning pretty much the entire trip. She is awesome.
Europe, I hope to see you again some day!
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