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Day 4: June 20, 2024
Welcome to the land of beer, chocolate, waffles and French fries!
We started the day early morning taking a coach to St Pancras station where we took the Eurostar train to Brussels. The journey took less than two hours so at around midday we were already in Belgium.
We met our driver Riolland (a retired teacher from Belgium!), we loaded our bags and went to the city centre. We walked to the impressive Grande Place, one of the most amazing squares in the world.
From there we went to have lunch at a restaurant nearby to have Belgian sausage! We then walked to see Manneken Pis, a statute from 1619 with a heroic legend attached to it that now represents Belgium’s comedic side! We also visited the impressive Cathedral of St. Gudula, followed by free time near the square.
Our drive to the Netherlands was long with a break at a rest stop to grab some dinner. We’re staying at the Ibis Hotel and cannot wait to spend the day tomorrow exploring Amsterdam 🇳🇱