Bruges and Brussels

Don't be fooled, this last trip was actually for educational purposes. We attended a lecture at the College of Europe in Bruges and then headed to Brussels for a small walking tour and nice dinner. The next day we heard from a person working in agricultural policy at the European Commission, and then had a talk at the European Parliament. Of course, we had our fun on top of this as well ;) Here are some photos from Bruges and Brussels! By the way, if you ever have a chance to visit Bruges, go, because it is a wonderfully charming town...



































Brussels



Two shots of the town hall in Brussels. The place (main square) was gorgeous.
























Mmm...Belgian waffles...



The famous Manneken Pis - if you can't see it well, it is a boy peeing. Below is our group! If I can get a better group shot, I will post it.

























Half of the group at dinner. Am I fake-smiling or what?













Beginning at front left: Kanako(Japanese), me, Richard(Polish Canadian), Daniel(Brazilian), Julian(German); Back right: Denis (Slovakian), Anna Little(Canadian, not in our program), Alina(Romanian American), Chiara(Italian), Brian(American).


Some European Commission buildings and the European Parliament Plenary (the main plenary is in Strasbourg where I was a month or so ago with Marnix).