EU

Other than our friend Mr Pis and Atonium, Brussels is known for being the headquaters of the European Union and the European Parliament, so naturally I wanted to check it out.

The EU precindt pretty much has its own quarter of the city, which you would think would mean the buildings and entire area would stick out and be quite prominent. In fact dear reader this is not the case, it is all just a jumble of buildings next to houses in a very small city.

I was visiting the EU on a Sunday morning and let me tell you this is not the time to visit it. The area is more of a ghost town then Barton on a Sunday morning, I maybe saw three people the entire time I was walking around.

Another interesting thing about this souless area is that there are other houses and buildings leading right up to the main EU buildings, like for real people have houses and shiz right across the road from the main administration building of the EU. It was a very bizare experience walking through this area and I was kind of as underwhelmed by it as I was when I saw the UN building in New York, or though that is totes more of a let down then EU living, atleast you are in Europe.

After that I went to a bakery to try and escape the cold. I had a quick bite to eat and my god was it expensive. A baguette, some water and a little pastry business cost me over 10 Euros which is rediculous but that is what Brussels living is all about because everyone (or the diplomats to the EU) all have cash to burn, unlike 25 year old Australian hot mess tourists. At least the pastry was delicious.