Sunday, July 31, 2011

16 Days Europe Vacation Package Day 12 Amsterdam - Brussels - Paris

16 Days Europe Tour – White Christmas Day 12 Amsterdam – Brussels – Paris

Radisson Amsterdam Airport Hotel

Leaving our Amsterdam accommodation Radisson Blu Amsterdam Airport Hotel after breakfast, we started our journey to Paris via Brussels. A journey that would normally take about 7 hours, we were prepared for a longer journey due to the heavy snow condition.

We arrived in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, and made a photo stop at one of the main tourist attractions in Brussels:-  the iconic Brussels Atomium, a 102 metres high metal representation of a crystal molecule.

Brussels Atomium

After stopping for a photo shoot of the famous Brussels icon, we headed for a lunch at Chaochow City, a Brussels Chinese Restaurant.

Chaochow City

After lunch, we went for a short walk to the Grand Place, one of the main tourist attractions in Brussels, where we saw some beautiful buildings.

Guildhalls at the Grand Place

We passed by this lovely building which we thought was an unlikely building for a stock exchange.

Brussels Stock Exchange

Another world famous icon, the Mannekin Pis dressed in Santa's clothes.



Holiday Travel Tips:-
If you are visiting Europe, one of the best places to buy chocolates would be in Brussels. Visit the Chocolatier Mannekin Pis, just around the corner by the Mannekin Pis statue and you can get the Mannekin Pis chocolates and truffles. These make great presents and are most delicious. You can try some of the chocolates too. If you intend to buy in bulk, you can ask for a better price.

Mannekin Pis chocolates - great for souvenir


We next continued on our journey to Paris and arrived for in time for a Chinese dinner at Fontaine de Jade, a Thai Chinese restaurant in Paris, before checking into our next accommodation, Pullman Bercy Hotel Paris.

Thai Chinese Restaurant in Paris
Pullman Paris Bercy Hotel Paris
A long day indeed!  And we were into our last quarter of our Europe vacation package.  How fast time flies when we are enjoying ourselves.





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