FIRST TIME IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM 🇧🇪 This City Feels So Cozy!

FIRST TIME IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM 🇧🇪 This City Feels So Cozy!

This is incredible. So 
beautiful, isn’t it? Wow. Wow. Could you believe it? We are in Brussels. We are 
in Belgium for the first time, in Brussels. So much colder than where we were before. We went 
from the tropical weather in Koh Samui wearing Crocs and shorts and tank tops and now we layered 
up wearing long johns. Yeah, I have thermals in here. I also have like two thick layers, but I 
think I need to add another layer of thermals in there. We’re not really Canadian anymore. I 
feel like our bodies are made for Thailand now. So the reason that we are here in Brussels is 
because we have been sent here by Airalo, which is the eSIM that we’ve been using for the past 2 
years and they sent us here to explore Christmas markets. We are not only coming to Brussels, 
we’re also going to Germany to Cologne to France which is Strasbourg. So, we’re going to 
experience different types of Christmas markets in Europe. And we’re really excited because I don’t 
think we’ve ever been to like a real Christmas market. No, not really. I never experienced the 
Christmas spirit. Only in the malls, but that’s not like real. Like that’s like Thailand. We 
go see the Christmas tree every year, you know, but there’s no real Christmas spirit. So, I think 
Europe just does Christmas way better. And we’re excited to explore it. You can actually see this 
is part of the Christmas market already here. It’s called the Winter Wonders of Brussels. 
We’re obviously too early for it. It’s still morning time right now. Bunch of the shops 
are still not open yet. I think around 5:00pm is when it gets really lively. So, we’ll come 
back here later in the day. Right now, let’s go get coffee. A coffee. Maybe a waffle or pastry 
or something like that to start our day here. Wow. Nice. Smells good. It’s so cozy in here. I think a lot 
of places that we have seen so far is like very cold outside and inside is 
cozy people gathering and sitting having a coffee. Cozy is the vibe I’m getting 
from from Brussels. Wow. What did you end up getting for yourself? I got a flat white 
and I got you an Americano, but I messed up. You know what is popular here is their batch 
brew coffee because they have these specially roasted beans and they have the batch brew coffee 
on the side, but I didn’t see it so we didn’t get to try it. And what is that? Oh, and cardamom 
bun. I’ve seen our friends Adriana and Dylan 2Passports1Dream eat cardamom bum bums cardamom 
buns all the time when they were in Europe. So I really wanted to try it. It looks really 
yummy. This is so nice. Cheers. Cheers. Oh. Oh, this is really good though. Yeah. Very 
good coffee. M. One of the best. What’s your name? I’m Shane. Shane. Nice to meet you. 
I’m Sean. Sean. Sorry. Nice to meet you, Shane. And Sean. You guys are brothers? Brothers. 
Oh. Where are you from? We’re from Boston. Oh, okay. Okay. Have you been? No. No. We haven’t 
been to Boston. Yeah. First day in Brussels and we got recognized already. This is crazy. And 
also by Thai audience. That’s awesome. Okay, let me try my cardamom bum bum. I keep saying 
bum cardamom. Cardamom bun. Unfortunately, it’s not like fresh out of the 
oven, so it’s a bit cold already. Still delicious. It’s still really good. How 
you say delicious in French? Delicieuse. Oh, really? That’s an easy one. You want to try? Yeah. You like it? I love it. It tastes like chai. It’s like chai tea that we had in India. cuz 
we started to really like the cardamom chai, remember? Yeah, this is delicious. This is so nice. I love the contrast of these 
older buildings and then the newer buildings. It reminds you of Montreal, you said. Yeah, the 
buildings remind me of Montreal. And also the construction. Lots of construction around the 
city. Oh, I think my dad would love Brussels already. Guinness. Guinness. His favorite 
beer. I guess Irish pub. I guess this place looks Christmassy year round because it’s 
green. Yeah. You know what’s interesting though is that we always associate, you know, 
Christmas with snow, cold weather, hot drink. But when we were going through immigration and we 
were telling the immigration officer our itinerary and and he was like, “Oh, that’s a great route for 
Christmas markets.” He’s like, “But in Brussels, no snow.” Mhm. He says they never get snow here. 
Isn’t that crazy? I would assume they would get snow here, because it gets cold enough for snow. 
It gets cold enough like 0 degrees in Canada, we would see snow already. But then he’s like, 
“No, Christmas just lots of beer and drinks make sure to drink mulled wine.” Which we will. We 
will. What are you talking about? There’s no snow in Brussels. Look, that’s obviously fake. It is 
fake. Looks so real though. It’s so nice because everywhere you go, you feel the Christmas vibe. 
It’s so festive. Like the decorations in front of the shops. Yeah. Look at the the street lights. 
All the shops has Christmas decoration up already. So before coming to Brussels, I really didn’t 
know much about Belgium. I mean, obviously we’ve heard of things like Belgium beer, Belgium fries. 
Oh, Belgian waffles. Waffles. That looks amazing. And also that it’s just like a smaller country 
in Western Europe. I didn’t really know that much about it, but like the first thing we saw when 
we came through immigration was like Brussels is the heart of Europe and I was like why is it 
the heart of Europe? Is it a very very important city? And then when I looked it up I was like 
oh because of the location it is really kind of central and also if you look into the language 
and everything it has three languages that are spoken here it’s French, it’s German and Dutch. 
It’s also the capital of the European Union. It is where the NATO headquarters is as well. 
So there are many reasons actually why it is the heart of Europe. Is this the Grand Place 
like the Grand Square? Don’t know. It’s not a church. I don’t think it’s a church because 
there’s no cross. There’s no cross or anything. Oh my goodness. Look at this. Look at Look at the 
building. Yeah. This is the square for sure. Wow. This is incredible. Look at the Christmas tree. That’s amazing. Yeah. I’m sure at night 
all the buildings and windows will be lit up and the Christmas tree. The gold 
trims just make it look so grand. It looks like we have to come back here 
tonight cuz it says here from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. every 30 minutes. Every 
year they have a light show over here. So, this will become lit up like this. Look at 
that. We definitely have to come back. Yeah, that’s awesome. It’s always exciting visiting a 
new city, a new country. But there’s also a lot of things that I have to look up. For example, do I 
tip in Brussels? Where’s the best Belgium waffles? Um, what are the Christmas treats and snacks that 
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advantage of their 20% off your first eSIM. So, thank you Airalo for inviting us on this trip 
and let’s continue exploring Brussels together. Are we meeting up somewhere? Yeah, we should 
be somewhere around here. We actually have two couples joining us as well. Claire and Peter 
and Juan and Rhylan so they’re also on this trip with us that is basically Airalo is bringing us 
together. We met them for breakfast earlier and they’re all so lovely and we are kind of filming 
everything ourselves like we don’t travel together to film everything but this food tour we are 
doing together so that will be exciting. We just need to find them. Oh hello we’re like is 
it here? We saw Claire and Peter there too. Hi guys. Hi. How’s the filming? Very good. Very good 
so far. How’s the filming going? Oh, it’s crazy, guys. It’s a beautiful city right here. It reminds 
me so much of Paris. You guys are going to have so much fun. We were saying it looks like Montreal. 
Oh, yeah. And the construction. First time in Brussels? You are here at the right time because 
this is a Christmas market moment. So, this is kind of the nice moment. And it’s a Tuesday, so 
it’s not too crowded because next weekend is going to be crazy. You excited for this? I am. Chocolate 
tour. The thing is she picked the two chocolate places that I really wanted to go try. So this is 
perfect. Yeah. You know how you mentioned earlier you want to know the right places to buy chocolate 
for our friends? It’s good that we do this tour. So, we’re starting off at the Chanel of 
chocolate. Trying this one first. Be careful, Celine, that nobody takes it. No, no, 
this is a private tasting. I’m sorry. At least when it’s a bigger group people 
can protect us. People think they have free samples. I’ll try this one. Try this one first? 
Wow. So, this one is a 75% chocolate from Peru. I think you’re going to find that it’s going 
to be a bit bitter. It’s different from what you think chocolate would taste like. But 
I’m excited to try the Chanel of chocolate. She said, “This chocolate is so fancy. 
It’s €175 per kg.” Mhm. That’s expensive. I usually don’t like chocolate, but this one 
is delicious. It’s so smooth for 75%. It’s very smooth. It’s a ganache, so it’s also creamy 
inside. That’s so good. What’s a ganache? It’s like chocolate mixed with cream. I’m surprised you 
like it. I thought I was going to be able to eat all of your chocolate. No, it’s really good. This 
one I like. Maybe it’s not that you don’t like chocolate, but you don’t like cheap chocolates. 
Maybe. Yeah, maybe. That was really good. This one is a white chocolate with pistachio filling. 
Let’s see. Oh, it looks like Dubai chocolate. She said this is the ancestor of Dubai chocolate. 
€27. Yeah, that’s expensive, right? I think that’s very expensive considering like they’re 
all smaller pieces. Mhm. But I think look at the packaging. It’s so minimalistic. It just 
looks luxurious. Looks like a fancy watch shop. So what’s special about the Pierre Marcolini shop 
is that they do single origin chocolate. So it’s like beans come from one place and usually that’s 
almost like harder to make it taste good because sometimes it’s easier to blend different beans 
to in order for it to, you know, taste smoother, taste better. So I think that’s where the the 
craftsmanship comes from. See, this one is from Bali. The chocolate’s from Bali. China, from 
Hainan. Interesting. Yeah. Very. Is there one from Thailand? Because Thailand does have chocolate 
now. Thailand does have chocolate, but no, they don’t have Thailand here. Indonesia, Madagascar, 
Congo. I think more and more places that have like a colder region in Asia are starting to grow a 
lot of coffee and chocolate. Um, but I think the skills are nowhere as good as here in Brussels. 
So far, what I like about Brussels is that the streets are so walkable. Yeah. And everywhere you 
go, it smells so good. Smell of coffee, seafood restaurant. There’s already a place that our guide 
was telling us about mussels and we really want to go try. So maybe we’ll head back there after 
the tour. But right now, we’re going to a pub, a bar to try some Belgium beer. And then we’re 
gonna do another round of chocolate. I like it. Now that’s cool. This is nice. See, as tourists, 
we would never walk into this alley. Yeah. We would be like, “This seems sketchy.” But 
no, once you go in there, it’s so cozy. Wow. Wow. Cool, Man, these stairs are scary. Woh! Watch 
this one. Careful. It’s so narrow. So cute. Yeah. Wow. This is awesome. So cute. Okay. First beer in 
Belgium. I think I’ve never actually had Belgium beer at all. She said that this is a bit like a 
Flanders red. Like you can tell with the color, Delicious, has a fruity taste at the end. Yeah, it’s really smooth.
Really clean. It’s quite easy. Would be nice with ice, too. Sorry, we live in Thailand. That’s Thai. 
We do. Actually, we do. I’m saying that because in Thailand it’s very common to drink beer with 
ice because it’s so hot there. So I was curious why Belgium is so known for beer and why there’s 
like so many types of beers brewed in Belgium. And then when I was looking that up, one of the 
reasons was that there were a lot of monasteries back in the day. So monks were brewing different 
types of beer and beer was safer to drink than water at the time. Oh wow. I don’t know, maybe the 
fermentation process, everything it made it safe and that’s one of the reasons, but also they 
didn’t have strict rules for brewing alcohol, not like Germany. So, people were just 
like craft brewing beer in different towns, different cities. Did you enjoy that? Yeah, that 
was a nice beer. I’m glad we had just a small cup cuz there’s more beer and more chocolates to come. 
Honestly, I’m already feeling a bit tipsy. I know. And that one was only 5% too. Oh, okay. That’s 
the name of the bar. I think we’re going here. This one. Elisabeth. Isn’t this one of the places 
that you wanted to go? Yeah. I’ve seen this place. Wow. They have more than just chocolates. 
Look, there’s cakes and stuff, too. So what’s different from this shop from the 
previous one is that this one has chocolate from different chocolatiers like local kind of 
artisan chocolate instead of like the Pierre Marcolini who has like his own brand. So this is 
almost like a shop that promotes different local craftsman and at a more affordable price. Yeah, 
I think this is where we will do some souvenir shopping. So this one is 100% chocolate. 
It’s really for eating good health benefits. You said that’s good? I thought it’s pretty good. So this is what chocolate really tastes like 
actually. Almond liquor and it’s sweet. If you don’t want to, you don’t try it. It’s like 
a shot, put it in your mouth because it will break inside. Yeah. The whole thing. What’s 
going on? Use your words. No, that’s not what I expected. Did they explode? Yeah. Yeah, 
they do. This is a shot. I told you we’re having shots right now. Ready? Like exploding. 
I know. You’re turning red. I don’t do shots well. Is that a good or not good? It’s something. 
Oh, the liquor hit you. That’s strong. You can definitely get drunk. Just chocolate and 
then the second bite you got all the… So, are we buying a box? I think so. It’s 
so unique. It is. Yeah. The aftertaste is good once the the alcohol is gone. My dad 
would like it. We’ll get him the whiskey one. So, we just finished the food tour. It’s about 
5:00 p.m. It’s already starting to get dark, though. Yeah, and all the buildings lit up 
already. I actually quite enjoyed the tour. It was more like a beer and chocolate tour, but 
then Mary, who is the guide for us, she was able to give us a lot of information about Brussels 
and a lot of local recommendations. And one of them we are going to try now is this place called 
Chez Leon. You want to try mussels. She’s not the only person who recommended it. There’s another 
person on Instagram, one of our subscribers called Helene. She also recommended this place to us. So, 
I feel like come on, two local people. It must be good. So, if you’re in Brussels and you want to 
do the tour, check out Hungry Mary. Hungry Mary Food Tour. We will put the link of her website 
in our description. I think it’s really good to do it early in your trip so you are shopping 
and eating at the right places that locals enjoy in Brussels. Yeah, this is really cute. Ah, it 
smells so good in here. Okay, thank you. Oh, nice. There’s a lot a lot of Asian people here. 
Hello. You noticed that? Yeah. This is the most Asians we’ve seen. Oh, look. It said 
congrats Leon Nagoya Japan 1992. What does that mean? Is the owner Japanese? 
Oh, that’s why owner is Japanese. That makes sense. That’s so interesting. 
Interesting. You see there’s a statue of the boy peeing here too. We don’t have to line up and 
try to see it. You can just come here to see the little boy peeing. Actually, I didn’t even tell 
you the story when we were there at the fountain. There’s like a story about the little boy 
who is a savior for the city of Brussels. He would go around peeing on, you know, 
fires that start, you know, bad people, pee on soldiers. Like he was basically he pees 
on all the bad things to protect the city. That’s like one theory. The other theory has something to 
do with lots of leather making businesses was in that area and they used urine to to do something 
with the leather and that’s why. The first story is more cool is more cool and sometimes he pees 
out beer which is even like very very Belgian. Wow. Yes. Thank you. This is very 
good. Wow. This is very good. Yes. Thank you. Wow. So then how about this? Oh, 
for the fries. Oh, okay. We came here to try this. The famous Brussels mussels. This one is butter 
and garlic, I believe. And looks like there’s some herbs on top as well. And they always eat muscles 
with fries here. Moules et frites. And then you dip it into this. This is almost like um like 
an aioli, I think. I don’t know what they call it here, but that’s what they dip fries in. Thank 
you. Oo, garlicky. Is it very garlicky? Nice. They don’t use ketchup. I like that. And then we also 
got the Chez Leon bouillabaisse, which is like a seafood stew. That looks amazing. That looks so 
good. Wow. Look at this. They actually have many variety of how they cook mussels. Mhm. A lot of 
them have cheese on top. I can’t eat cheese, so we went with this garlic and butter. Yeah. Yeah. It’s 
really good. It’s so creamy. It tastes so fresh. And the seasoning is just perfect. Little bit 
salty. That’s perfect. And then you eat fries with it. Now, this I’m very excited. Yeah. This has 
so many goodies. We have mussels, we have prawns, we have we have fish. Is this one fish? I think 
so. And then we have squid. Oh, another piece of fish here. Looks like salmon. Yeah, salmon. 
Another piece of fish here. This looks amazing. I’m going to try the squid first. I’m probably 
going to get it on my shirt. Yeah. Be careful. Nice? Have to drink the broth. I remember the last 
time we had something like this was in San Francisco and we fell in love with it. But 
San Francisco has like a different fish stew, like a seafood stew called cioppino. So it’s 
specific to like San Francisco, but it has the same kind of ingredients and similar taste 
and we loved it. So this is bouillabaisse. So it’s different. It’s more like a French stew. 
So good. Look at how meaty the fish is. Wow. Oh my goodness. The fish is so amazing. I 
knew you would like this one. Oh my god. It’s cheaper than we expected. Really? What 
is it? €65. Oh, that’s pretty good. Do they add a service charge? Usually they do. And I also 
asked Mary, our guide earlier. She said tipping is not required here unless you enjoy the service or 
you say you go to a nice place like this then you tip. Yeah. And she said even if you leave a tip 
it’s usually like €5 – €10 they would be really happy with that already. So yeah I just gave him 
five bucks and I mean €5 and he was very happy. Wow, this is all candy. That’s insane. Even the 
raccoon there. The candy is not the insane part. Like look at the backdrop. The backdrop. It’s 
like it’s a small world after all. You know, it’s so intense. Wow. You want to try the Belgian 
waffle here? I don’t know how to tell if it’s good or not. Yeah. But this is only part of the market. 
They don’t actually call it Christmas market here. It’s called the Winter Wonders. And it’s not 
like one market. It’s many different parts of the market all spread out near the center of Brussels. 
So, this is just like a small portion of it. If we keep going to the right, I think there’s going 
to be a lot more stalls. Let’s go there to check out what is there. But I love it. I love this 
festive vibe. I don’t think we’ve ever experienced something like this for Christmas before. Funny 
you say that because growing up in a Asian household, we don’t really celebrate Christmas. We 
may put, you know, a small tree up and do a little gift exchange, but it’s never that big of a deal. 
We don’t do, what is it? Turkey dinner. I think when I was younger, we used to do that with like 
other families and we would do the turkey dinner, all the Christmas stuff. And my parents would do 
the tree and the presents but only when we were little because I think they were doing that 
cuz we were growing up in Canada so they feel obligated to do it. But then when we got older, 
it’s not really part of family tradition. And I feel like in Canada, Christmas is more of a family 
gathering. You don’t really make it a big deal about going outside enjoying the markets cuz the 
markets that we went to were like community center or community hall kind of markets. I think maybe 
it’s because where we used to live in Calgary, it gets so cold in December. Sometimes it’s 
like minus 30. No one’s want to walk outside, right? I think it’s also kind of sad that 
Christmas became more about, you know, Boxing Day sale and all of that and shopping 
malls, but it is not about like this where it’s a whole city celebrating Christmas. That’s what 
it feels like everywhere. It’s just everyone’s excited about it. It’s quite a nice experience. 
I think we never really got this before. This is where we started this morning. Yeah. Looks very 
different at night. Feels so different. So this big building here is actually the beer museum. 
So you can go inside to learn about how they brew beer. There’s a nice brewery or I think a nice bar 
at the top as well. But we had our fair share of beer today. Fair share of beer and chocolate and 
fries. Remember when we came in at immigration, the immigration officer said, “You have to try 
gluwein” Yes. This says gluwein. I don’t know what it is. It’s mulled wine. So, it’s like 
hot wine with cinnamon and spices and stuff. I think we have to try it. We’re here. Yeah, we 
can get one to try. Hi. Can I get one gluwein? Yeah. That’s all. That’s all. You can exchange it 
everywhere on the market. Oh, okay. Okay. Okay. Oh, nice and warm. So, he said that the cup 
is €1 and we can exchange it anywhere at the shops for €1. Get €1 back. So, it’s six 
total minus one. So, it’s five euros. What does it smell like? Smells like hot red wine. 
Yeah. Smells quite strong actually. [Music] Woo! It’s good. It’s good. Is it strong? It’s 
strong, but it’s sweet. I was actually going to find a place that has cute mugs cuz I 
saw there were places that sell the wine, but then they have really cute mugs cuz 
you pay for the mug anyway. And it was, hey, this one cute. If it was cute 
enough, then I would take it home. Excuse me. It’s so strong. That one is 
pretty cute, though. It says 2023 though. They recycle the cup. That’s good. That’s so strong. Yeah. Oh my goodness. 
I don’t know if I like it. It’s really strong. Interesting. It almost tastes a bit 
like medicinal to me. it. I don’t find it even that sweet. But it does keep you warm as 
you are browsing the markets for sure. Yeah, but maybe I just need a hot chocolate. Oh, wait. 
No, I was going to say hot chocolate, but I’m chocolate out today. Waffle. Belgian waffle. Yeah, 
there’s a ferris wheel at the end. Looks so nice. Yay! For €20, we should get our own private one, right? It would be so sad if we had to share. Oh my 
god. This is your captain speaking. I wish you a warm welcome on board this Brussels 
Airlines Airbus Amari. The flight time to Tomorrowland will take 10 minutes and we 
expect smooth flying conditions. Relax and enjoy the flight with us today. Thank you for 
choosing Brussels Airlines at Tomorrowland. Brussels Airlines. Look at this. Why are they not playing Christmas music? It’s like clubbing in the air. It’s getting crazier. It’s like real club now.
I can’t do it. It was nice, but I’m not sure about the music choices. Yeah. I feel like if 
they made it Christmas music, it would be really romantic. But for €20 for 
club music, I’m sorry I wouldn’t do it again. I’m so excited. It looks so good. Finally got 
it. Wow. Belgium waffle with a scoop of mango gelato on top because you can’t eat anything 
that’s chocolatey. So yeah, we can’t try like the speculoos or something and Nutella and 
they have a lot of different toppings. But wow, this is actually not as expensive as I thought it 
would be. The waffle is only €5 and then ice cream is €3, so this was €8. But it’s freshly made. 
It’s super hot. Let’s go back to the square, watch the light show, and enjoy the waffle. But 
can we actually taste it now? It’s so fresh. Wow. We have been walking all night 
finding a waffle place. They don’t really sell waffles at the chalet that is 
part of the Christmas market. We saw some, but they don’t look like they’re real. They 
don’t actually look as good. But this place, we walked by earlier in the day. It’s when we did 
a double take of someone with the waffles. So, we thought we would come back to 
this place. Ooh, sounds crispy. Yeah, it’s so good that every single one is 
made to order. Ice cream, piece of waffle. One of the best. This was what I was looking 
forward to coming to Brussels, coming to Belgium. This is the best 
waffle I’ve ever had in my life. It’s so good, right? I agree. Like, how do they 
make it? Probably the best waffle I ever had. So light and airy. It’s not overpowered by, you 
know, butter or egg or anything. It’s perfect. What happened to the light? Oh, I think 
it’s starting. It’s just starting. Nice. So, what do you think of your first Christmas 
market experience? I had a wonderful time. I think Brussel is so cozy. everywhere we 
go. So beautiful. It was just so walkable. And even though we didn’t really explore too far 
because we’ve been going back and forth this area, but the contrast between the day and the nighttime 
is so different. I really enjoyed it. I think it it’s a really nice city, but also a great 
place to explore for like one or two days, I feel, and then it’s easy to move on to other 
cities. probably in Belgium would be really nice, but we are going to Germany tomorrow. We’re 
going to Cologne. Mhm. It will be a quick stop, just one night, and then we go to Strasbourg 
for two nights. So, I’m looking forward to seeing the Christmas markets there. I 
think it will be more like fairy tale, like more small town village because this 
one is like a big city type of Christmas even though I really enjoyed this one, but 
I’m extra excited for the small town ones. So, I hope you enjoyed spending the day with us in 
Brussels. We will see you in the next city. Have a wonderful day. Bye-bye. Bye. So beautiful, 
isn’t it? Is our camera still there? Yeah. You know, I wasn’t looking at the lights. 
You’re like this. I was like this. Wow.

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This is our first time in Belgium and the first stop of our European Christmas Markets series, starting in Brussels! We explored the city with a local who showed us the best spots for Belgian chocolates, beer, and hidden gems around town. One of the highlights was Winter Wonders, Brussels’ Christmas markets spread across the city center, packed with lights, festive stalls, and cozy holiday vibes. Brussels was such a fun and magical way to kick off our Europe Christmas trip, and it got us even more excited for all the markets still to come. If you love Christmas markets, winter travel, and festive cities, this series is just getting started!

🍫 Must try the Chocolate and Beer Tour with Hungry Mary, it was so fun (and delicious!): https://gyg.me/CLWmHd0J

LOCATIONS FEATURED:
📍Harmon House: https://www.trip.com/t/tPkMY0EpgS2
📍Wide Awake: https://maps.app.goo.gl/sVXR1yn83goMT8Yg7
📍Grand-Place de Bruxelles: https://maps.app.goo.gl/tf3DtkxFF2WAJG9j8
📍Royal Gallery of Saint Hubert: https://maps.app.goo.gl/LsSi5ewqi5FZR6MU7
📍A l’Imaige Nostre-Dame: https://maps.app.goo.gl/uY2uiV83dbWTbvMW8
📍Elisabeth Chocolatier: https://maps.app.goo.gl/AUAby6eYqAqgmVNb9
📍Chez Léon: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ktPdQM7ftyavLuCu7
📍Plaisirs d’Hiver (Winter Market): https://maps.app.goo.gl/js1dR7ZYXoenQrgR8
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Video Breakdown by Chapters:
0:00 – Our first time in Brussels
10:37 – Belgian chocolate and beer tastings!
21:04 – Can’t miss this legendary eatery
27:51 – This is how they celebrate Christmas in Brussels

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