Eurostar departs 12:57pm from st.pancreas, arrives at 16:03 in brussels. Had a hot choc for €1.75 and then put bag in left luggage €3.00. Bought metro day pass for €4 and took metro 2 to arts loi and then changed to metro 1a going to heysel. Arrived about 17:30 to see the Atomium. Then took metro 1a to saint catherine for some food. Went to La Melodie on boulevard emile jacqmain. Ordered a duvel for €3 and calzone for €11. Yam had grilled tuna for €13 and orange juice for €2.20. Total €29. Took a metro to central square and saw maniquin piss. Walked through Galeries St Hubert, built in 1847, the grande dame of Brussels shopping arcades includes Neuhaus, a chocolate shop est in 1857. Purchased 4 begian chocolates for €2.47 from Corne Port Royal Chocalatiers. Walked down Rue des Bouchers. Went for a beer in LeRoy D’Espagne, Grand Place - another Duvel (€5.90) for me and a juice (3.90) for Yamini. At least the nuts are free. Had another Duvel and then some more chocolates on the way to bruxelles midi for our sleeper train to Berlin at 23:41.
