Brussels

The great thing about cycling through towns and cities, is that you get to go trough the suburbs and get a real feel for the place. Brussels really was rough around the edges but this was a welcomed change. We both love a gritty city - well, personally only if I don't have to stay there for too long. So when Brussels revealed itself to be just that - a gritty, unashamed city, it added a new colour to Belgium's pristine white. We spent the day enjoying the sunshine and getting lost in the vast city. We even acted like real tourists and visited the atomium - a huge structure shaped like an atom with great view from the top. It had the fastest lift in Europe and the views really were stunning from the top. We could see our next destination - Antwerp. In the evening we headed for the hostel bar determined to have a great time only it was dead!! The two ladies who worked there were so friendly, and recommended we go to Mr. Wongs, a club with a house and techno soundtrack. It was almost as if Sam and I had been fun restricted and although not true, we went a tad crAzy! Keeping up the British stereotype we drank our body weight in drink and rather enthusiastically took up the whole dance floor with our over energetic dance moves. The Belgians were a little shy but upon reflection they probably just thought it best to stay clear from the alchies. Ahh, it was a blast! Stumbling home, after theeee best pack of chips and without getting into our pjs, we fell in to a deep deep sleep, only to be woken 6 hours later ready for our next big cycle to Antwerp.