Europe Trip. Day 4: Paris, France - Brussels, Belgium

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Giving three days for Paris wasn't enough actually. If we had more time, places that might be considered are Versailles or maybe further to Monet and Giverny. However, we would rather visit a small country, Belgium.

In the morning, I presented a technical paper at ICCCISE, held at Holiday Inn Paris-Gare Montparnasse. At noon after checking out, we took metro 4 to Gare du Nord station to catch the Thalys train for Bruxelles-Midi station at 2.25 pm. The journey took around 1 hour and 20 minutes.


3 nights at Timhotel Montparnasse, Paris
Nu'man is killing his time while at the station.
We arrived quite early at the Gare du Nord station
TGV trains are located at platform 9 and above.
Thalys trains at platform 7 and 8
Luckily my beloved wife had prepared the packed lunch.
Bye-bye Paris...

We checked in to Cascade Midi Hotel after leaving the Brussels-Midi station. It's just a 5-minute walk, and the hotel is located in central Brussels. And another best thing was that it was summer so we had plenty of time to spend at Grand-Place. We must make sure that we get the most out of this cultural spot and recognize it as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Our room for two-night stay at the hotel
Photo shot at Brussels Stock Exchange Building, after walking about 20 minutes
Discovered street artists at Rue au Beurre
Some performing skills for voluntary donations
Blooming flowers along a cafe
The 15th-century Hôtel de Ville still standing proud 
In the middle of the Grand-Place

Belikan kan mak la sehelai alas meja...
Me too!

On the way back to the hotel, we stopped at Manneken-Pis at the junction of Rue de l'Etuve and Rue de Chene. Along the streets, there was a lot of Belgian tapestry and a chocolate museum is worth a visit.

A naked little boy urinating into the fountain's basin.
We had to wait for a while to get best pictures opportunity

Ok dah, cukup la tuh! Jom balik hotel....
Location: Brussels, Belgium

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