Night time shines in the Grand-Place.
I finished uploading my photos of Belgium. You can see them here. Or on my Facebook page.
If you are deliberating about going to France or Belgium, I'd advise Belgium. The architecture is more interesting, the people almost all speak English (an important consideration if you're concerned about what you eat) and vegetarian food is a bit easier to find. The chocolate is superior, and Speculoos paste...well, it is just beyond words. (I advise eating it with pretzels.)
But mostly, Belgium beats France in one very important respect: Toilets. The toilets are much cleaner. And after eating all that food and drinking all that heady beer, you'll be looking for a toilet.
There is something so civilized about a country with clean toilets and lovely chocolate. I can see why the EU set up headquarters there. I can just imagine the discussions way back when: "Paris? Non! Bruxelles! Chocolate! Beer! Toilets!"
I'd go back in a heartbeat, if anyone's interested.
