Today marks the end of our second week journey in France. Having just a few more days in hand, we are trying to make the best of our time by creating new experiences and taking advantage of our location.
This weekend a few of us decided to take a four hour bus ride to Belgium. As many of you may know, Belgium is known for its famous waffles, chocolate and it’s beers. With that in mind, the girls and I were on a mission to see the best of Belgium in a matter of few hours.
The following are a few snapshots of our day in Brussels, Belgium.
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/paris-correspondent/files/2015/06/20150620_020304-300x168.jpg)
Participants of the music festival, Belgian style
![Musical Instrument Museum](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/paris-correspondent/files/2015/06/IMG_3566-300x225.jpg)
The Musical Instrument Museum displays several different instruments from traditional, nontraditional, to modern instruments. The oldest instruments displayed were from the 18nth century.
![This is just a tease of what is displayed inside. The best part is that you can actually hear the instruments being played when at a close distant through headphones that are given upon entrance .](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/paris-correspondent/files/2015/06/IMG_35631-300x225.jpg)
This is just a tease of what is displayed inside. The best part is that you can actually hear the instruments being played when at a close distant through headphones that are given upon entrance .
![Manneken Pis, also known as the little pee man is a popular attraction. There are several stories behind this peeing boy, however the most popular one is that, the boy had neutralized a bomb that was placed to burn out the city. How was this achieved? By peeing to put it out and saving the city.](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/paris-correspondent/files/2015/06/FullSizeRender-212x300.jpg)
Manneken Pis, also known as the little pee man is a popular attraction. There are several stories behind this peeing boy, however the most popular one is that, the boy had neutralized a bomb that was placed to burn out the city. How was this achieved? By peeing to put it out and saving the city.
![How cool is this? Sorry I don't pictures of the chocolate shops because I was too busy purchasing them :D](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/paris-correspondent/files/2015/06/IMG_35111-300x225.jpg)
How cool is this? Sorry I don’t have pictures of the chocolate shops because I was too busy purchasing them 😛
Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend as much as I am
Sincerely,
Your correspondent,
Rehana Shati