Rich, Becca and I took a jaunt over to Brussels for a couple of days to check out the sights and to visit Rich's buddy (thanks for putting us up that night too, Shane). Brussels is a lovely little spot about 2 hours south of Rotterdam by train that boast a lot of curiosities for those interested. We checked out a lot of cool stuff over the course of two days and definitely had a good time doing so.
One of the attractions that we saw (and as you can probably guess) was the world-famous Manneken Pis. I'm not sure how many of you are familiar with this statue, but basically it's a bronze boy peeing into a fountain. Many people are enchanted by its innocent yet cheeky behaviour. However, many are also disappointed by its lack of grandeur.
No offense to those who love it, but to me people are going a little overboard with it. The throngs of tourists who line up just to get a photo are ridiculous; they marvel at its "je ne sais quoi" and snap picture after picture (mind you, I took one too) like some sort of rite of passage. Personally, I think the fellow who designed it was a some sort of medieval marketing genius. He was probably commissioned to boost the tourism industry in Belgium and created something that still lures 'em in hundreds of years later.
Teeks
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