Oh boy! Today is college football
day! I know for most of you this is happening like right as you get up,
but for me I am anxiously waiting for 9:30 PM where I get to look at my tiny little cell phone screen and
watch Michigan play :-)
Seriously, I have it all planned out where I'm going to sit and everything, because my Internet is spotty to say the least. :-) In honor of this day, I wore my Michigan shirt, and slept in Michigan basketball shorts.
I LOVE college football, it's seriously the best. It's sort of clouding my judgment, as evidenced by the fact that this is one of the first pictures
that I took today. It doesn't matter what color they are in, I only
noticed one thing. Anyone who wants to take a stab at it, just post a comment below!
But
anyways, moving on. So Le Grande Place is the main market in Brussels,
and I have to say that it is probably the most touristy part of the city that I
have seen. I guess it makes sense if you think about it. In the
medieval era, the buildings would have been covered by
It was fun to go down
there though, because they have some legit stuff down there like this building
which I like. I also couldn't help but notice that my favorite place to
eat was centrally located--SUBWAY!! As I walked past, there were quite a few
American accents in the area. Oh American consumerism, you have to love
it :-)I, on the other hand, was in no way eating down there with all of the expensive stuff. No sir, I headed back to the place where I am staying to get lunch. Well, actually get lunch close by, for an iconic European food. Has anyone ever tried ordering a kebab when you don't speak French?
While I sort of know how to speak French, there's something about telling them that you want the white sauce instead of the spicy sauce and the pita instead of the tortilla that got lost in translation. :-) However, it was still amazingly delicious. :-) Oh, how I love Europe!
Here's to Kebabs and Gameday!
We had Kebabs for lunch today as well, they're definitely something we'll miss when we leave Germany. I hope the Michigan game is going well!
ReplyDeleteGreat minds OBVIOUSLY think alike, because we drove 45 minutes to have kebaps as a family! We kept it as a surprise from the girls (until they had done their running, practicing and cleaning this morning), but they couldn't have been happier. In fact, Glo beat us all, finishing off her kebap in less than five minutes! Thankfully, we didn't have to deal with language barriers, and we got all the right fixin's ;-)
ReplyDeleteMy question is this: what is the Turks' second language there? English? French? Flemish? I must say that I'm super proud of you, Cheese, working on the French! Good job, not giving up!
As far as that picture goes, I have no idea. Maybe Michelin something? Whatever the company, it must be "the BEST" ;-)
Hey!! I was there about a month ago! I stayed at a hostel in one of those alleys directly off from The Grand Place. If you need suggestions just let me know! My friend and I visited Mini-Europe one afternoon and had a great time. It's about a half hour there using the metro, but it's also located directly next to the iconic Atom in Brussels :)
ReplyDeleteOh, but there is plenty of really cool stuff in the city itself. The Musical Instrument Museum was definitely one of my favorites!
DeleteRachel, I TOTALLY need some ideas. What did you like to do here? And which ward did you go to if you did?
Deletethe gyros we had today were good but I sure miss turkish kebaps, I remember running with my friend eric edelenbos and getting two chicken kebaps for lunch when we came into the base
ReplyDeleteAnd great school colors, Ethan! Glad you're representing in Brussels ;-)
ReplyDeleteHere in PA, kebaps are sold by the Greeks so they are gyros. I always pronounced them gee-rows, but not here--oh no. They are gy (as in JAE, or Ji)-rows. Leave it to PA to mess it all up!