06/17/2026
We spent the last 2 days exploring Brussels. We had no definitive plans except for a chocolate making class. The Toot bus (hop on & off bus) was a good way to explore Brussels city center, Atomium and the northern region.
Brussels is home to the European Union and NATO. Surprisingly 220,000 expats live in Brussels center and work for or are tied to the EU & NATO. This has interjected billions into their economy. (Causing a divide between affluent expats and locals).
Brussels is also known to be the capital for Comic Books and home to the Smurfs. There are a lot of comic book murals around the city.
As for Belgian chocolate, well it’s delicious just don’t ask them what they think about Hersheys 👀 They don’t mince their words.