Brussels/worst night train ever

We left Amsterdam in the morning and made the trip to Brussels. It could have been a combination between us four being tired or the slums that surrounded the train station but we quickly decided our two days in Brussels down to one. We locked up our bags and with our night train tickets in hand (for that night) we headed out into the city seeking Belgium chocolates and waffles. Our search led us to the beautiful and quite impressive buildings, including the town hall and a church. We spoiled ourselves with warm waffles and ice cream among other toppings. We then decided to do a little sight seeing. Amanda knew about a famous statue called Manequin Pis and we set out to find it. We were all amazed at the size of the statue... it was smaller than some of the replicas you could buy in the stores. We then bought dessert at the Manequin Pis Choclateria (real Belgium chocolate). Later we went to dinner and a movie (Monster in Law) and then caught the night train to Berlin.

In our hurry to leave Brussels, we settled for tickets on the night train with no beds. We were in a six person room with two other people and no reclining chairs. We looked rather silly sprawled out on our 4 chairs and the floor (yes... we took turns lying on the floor... that being our most comfortable substitution for a bed). Nicole woke up with a mysterious battle wound on her arm... but other than that we survived the 9 hour nightmare.