Yet another weekend trip for this spring. This time we flew to Brussels to meet our friend Iljas who lives there. Iljas was a great host and hauled our asses around Belgium and even over the border to the Netherlands.
The very center of Brussels is really magnificent at night and the small medieval towns all around Belgium feel cosy, but the highlight of this trip for me was the funny Belgian village in the Netherlands. No, you didn't miss-read it, there's a Belgian village in the Netherlands. And it gets even better: There are parts within the Belgian village in the Netherlands that belong to the Netherlands. Go and check Baarle-Nassau / Baarle-Hertog in your favorite online map to see the ridiculous borders within the village :).
Parking in two municipalities (in two different countries) at the same time!
Iljas and Inna enjoying their beers. Inna's cherry beer actually smelled really good!
The Grote Kerk in Breda, the Netherlands
Hieronymus Bosch's vision of Hell. Very interesting!
Perhaps the ceiling was leaking?
Look at this! A utility bike at its finest! Only in the Netherlands.
Yet another disappointing vegan meal
A lot of cheese, and surprisingly it didn't even smell all that bad in the shop :).
So tasty but so expensive
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Iljas told us that the Belgian locals don't eat waffles like the ones in the last photo. Apparently they eat theirs without adding any jam, sauce or cream. Iljas bought a pack of these "bare" waffles for us and they were surprisingly tasty, and very cheap.