We had previously planned to meet a few other Calhounians on our trip to Belgium. Kristen's cousin Andrew and his girlfriend Ashley have been in Germany for six weeks, where Andrew had an internship. Kristen's aunt Debbie who was traveling with her sister Michelle had just arrived in Germany to visit with Andrew and Ashley. We thought what better place to meet up than Brussels. They were to arrive in Brussels by train at 10:30 so we thought we would welcome them at the station. Upon arriving at the station, we discovered there were no arrival display's, so we didn't know which track to wait at. We have only been able to contact them by way of Facebook, so calling them was out of the question. We waited at the main staircase of the station for about a half hour after their train was supposed to arrive. We circled the building numerous times looking for them, but no such luck. We didn't know if we had missed their arrival or if it was running late. We headed out towards the general direction of their hotel looking in shops along our way. We weaved in between the small streets looking for their hotel, but didn't have specific directions. We decided to try and find an internet cafe and get on Facebook to sort things out. We left them a message and came back to our hostel to regroup and whatnot. We checked Facebook once more and found that Andrew got our message and wanted us to meet him at 7. We finally had decent directions so we headed over to their hotel. We found their hotel not more than a few feet from where we were previously looking for it. It was a relief to see some familiar faces. It was such a relief, that we all sat down and talked for a good two and a half hours without noticing our stomachs were growling. Andrew, Ashley, Kristen and I all headed out for some dinner around the center of town. While looking for a place to eat we came upon a light show on the Grand Palace which was pretty nifty. I suddenly had an urge for Greek food since we had brought it up in conversation from our night in Strasbourg, so Andrew led us to the Greek food street. We found a few empty chairs, ordered some food and beer and had a good time talking about our different experiences we all had while in Europe. Later we made our way down the street and ended up stopping in at a small pub where we had some homemade Belgian beer which was quite good. As we walked home from a great day, we made plans to meet up again in the morning to catch some sight seeing.
We had previously planned to meet a few other Calhounians on our trip to Belgium. Kristen's cousin Andrew and his girlfriend Ashley have been in Germany for six weeks, where Andrew had an internship. Kristen's aunt Debbie who was traveling with her sister Michelle had just arrived in Germany to visit with Andrew and Ashley. We thought what better place to meet up than Brussels. They were to arrive in Brussels by train at 10:30 so we thought we would welcome them at the station. Upon arriving at the station, we discovered there were no arrival display's, so we didn't know which track to wait at. We have only been able to contact them by way of Facebook, so calling them was out of the question. We waited at the main staircase of the station for about a half hour after their train was supposed to arrive. We circled the building numerous times looking for them, but no such luck. We didn't know if we had missed their arrival or if it was running late. We headed out towards the general direction of their hotel looking in shops along our way. We weaved in between the small streets looking for their hotel, but didn't have specific directions. We decided to try and find an internet cafe and get on Facebook to sort things out. We left them a message and came back to our hostel to regroup and whatnot. We checked Facebook once more and found that Andrew got our message and wanted us to meet him at 7. We finally had decent directions so we headed over to their hotel. We found their hotel not more than a few feet from where we were previously looking for it. It was a relief to see some familiar faces. It was such a relief, that we all sat down and talked for a good two and a half hours without noticing our stomachs were growling. Andrew, Ashley, Kristen and I all headed out for some dinner around the center of town. While looking for a place to eat we came upon a light show on the Grand Palace which was pretty nifty. I suddenly had an urge for Greek food since we had brought it up in conversation from our night in Strasbourg, so Andrew led us to the Greek food street. We found a few empty chairs, ordered some food and beer and had a good time talking about our different experiences we all had while in Europe. Later we made our way down the street and ended up stopping in at a small pub where we had some homemade Belgian beer which was quite good. As we walked home from a great day, we made plans to meet up again in the morning to catch some sight seeing.
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