Brussels: The City of Waffles, Beer, and… Other Stuff Too, We Guess?

Brussels is the capital of Belgium, a small country that no one cares about except for the fact that it exports a ridiculous amount of chocolate, fries, and Jean-Claude Van Damme movies. As for Brussels itself, it’s a charming city that manages to be both historic and modern at the same time, mainly because there are so many old buildings and so few people who want to tear them down to build 7-11s.

First and foremost, Brussels is known for its waffles. These are not your basic breakfast waffles, mind you. These are waffles that are so sugary and delicious that they make your teeth hurt just looking at them. Belgians love waffles so much that they even have two different types: Brussels waffles, which are light and crispy, and Liege waffles, which are dense and chewy. Honestly, we don’t know why they bothered to create two different types of waffles when they could have just made one giant waffle that could serve as a roof for the entire city. But maybe that’s just us.

Moving on to beer, Brussels has more than 100 breweries, which means that there are more types of beer here than there are words to describe them. Belgian beer is so good that people come from all over the world just to drink it, which is great for tourism but not so great for the locals who have to deal with drunk tourists stumbling around the city like they own the place. We’d tell you more about the different types of beer, but honestly, we’re too busy trying to drink them all.

Aside from waffles and beer, Brussels does have other things going for it. For example, there’s the Atomium, a giant metal structure that looks like a cross between a molecule and a Borg ship from Star Trek. We’re not sure why Brussels needed a giant metal structure, but apparently someone decided that the city wasn’t weird-looking enough already.

There’s also the Manneken Pis, which is a tiny bronze statue of a boy peeing into a fountain. Yes, you read that correctly. Belgians love this statue so much that they’ve dressed it up in over 900 different costumes, which proves that they have a lot of free time on their hands.

In conclusion, Brussels may be a teeny-tiny city, but it’s full of big surprises. Whether you’re here for the waffles, the beer, or the chance to see a statue of a boy peeing, there’s something for everyone in Brussels. And if you’re lucky, you might even get to take home some chocolate, fries, or a Jean-Claude Van Damme movie as a souvenir. Hey, don’t knock it till you’ve tried it.