Weekend in Brussel

Kent and I arrived at Brussels Friday night. Getting to Brussels is not nearly confusing as getting to the hotel " George V". After checked in, we took a stroll around the Grand Place and had a very authentic Belgian dinner at such a local restaurant that they don't even have an English menu. I thought Belgium a very interesting country. Stuck between Holland and France, this small country is dominated by Dutch speaking culture and French speaking culture yet still keeping it's own very unique character. When driving through the border, you know you are in Belgium before you see the sign. Belgian appear and act very differently than Dutch and French. In the effort to explain the menu, a Belgian waitress uses all the possible resorts you could imagine including elaborating her broken English, jumping up and down, waving her arm and kicking her legs to demonstrate which part of the meat is. She's not giving up after we still keep asking her "okay, it's thigh, I got it. But it's pork, beef or lamb?" I felt I'd fallen in love with whatever dish I'm going to order. It's proved I'm correct and the food is very very delicious. You'll not see this effort in Netherlands or Paris. (Dutch speaks very good English, no need to sweat; French? they can't care less!).
Let's see what I remember about the Saturday's excursion in Brussels? Gland place- the main and probably only touristy area with all the churches, historical buildings and cobbled streets etc. It's technically a square. We walked through the square at least 10 times that day. Chocolate- we probably spent half time shopping for chocolate. Shopping for chocolate is a part of the sightseeing. Beer- had beer on Friday night and Saturday noon and night; they never run out of all kinds of beer (you name it). Unfortunately I ran out room so quickly. Beer eventually became such a overly excessive pleasure that I couldn't take it anymore; Waffle- believer or not, there's no waffle breakfast served in restaurant in this city! There are tons of waffle corner or waffle street booth though. Waffle is considered a snack; Friz- french fries, they are big, fat and taste good! We accomplished our four goals in half day - chocolate, french fries, beer and waffle. We wrapped up our trip with a very very touristy dinner - mussels ( so touristy that they even have an English menu).
What would I say about this country, the people and culture? Down-to-earth! Nice and easy, deep and solid!