Food, Ferris wheels and beautifully lit buildings.

The rest of the journey into Brussels went smoothly and we arrived at about 8am. Our first stop was the Atomium, a big sculpture of an atom, we got there as the sun was rising which was really beautiful.

Sunrise at the Atomium

We headed into the centre and eventually found a nice little cafe for breakfast where I had a chocolate croissant and orange hot chocolate, and it wasn't any of this powdered nonsense either! We then started on the sightseeing. The building in Brussels are amazing! There's numerous cathedrals, each as impressive as the last. We walked through a lot of the Christmas market but decided to save any shopping until tomorrow. We saw, and photographed, the Manneken Pis, the most photographed statue in Europe...Does that say something about Europe? Out of all the amazing statues the most popularly documented one is a 3ft boy peeing fountain...

We then rode the Ferris wheel which provided some great views of the city and we also visited Santa's village where we met Santa and git photographs with him and even received certificates! (We may be in our 20's but we're children at heart).

After a few more sights we got to our hostel about half 3 where we checked in and went up to our room to settle in and have a much needed nap (my body clock is severely confused right now). When we woke up a bit more refreshed we headed out yo see Brussels at night. It was beautiful! All the Cathedrals were lit up and there's a big sound and light show in Grand Place where all the impressive building change colours in time with a soundtrack. We then walked around the Christmas market and saw more lit cathedrals and got some Churros and Sausages for dinner and some hot chocolates as we watched thought show st Grand Place again.

Grand Place at night