So today I attempted to make a vegan meal by myself. This breakfast meal included tofu, bell peppers, soy sausage, toast, and a cup of coffee. I sautéed the green bell pepper and tofu while adding a dash of salt, pepper, cyan, and cumin. While these were cooking, I popped some toast in the toaster and warmed up the soy sausage. I must say, this meal was absolutely delicious and the addition of coffee set it over the top. Having a kitchen to cook vegan meals has been so helpful and fun. This is the first of many home cooked vegan meals I will make!
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Happy 21st birthday to this beautiful soul, Anna Conrad. Today is your day and I’m so glad we could spoil you on this day all about you. Tonight we went to Tiger Tiger for dinner in the heart of London. On this Monday, I ordered a veggie fajita that I basically inhaled. The night encompassed many laughs, wonderful food, and the celebration of Anna Conrad!
A little lunch in the city. While being tourist and doing all the tourist activities in Paris, Faeln and I decided to stop into this adorable restaurant for a quick bite. We were feeling a tad bit boujee so we ordered ourselves a strawberry, orange lemonade and a grapefruit, cranberry lemonade. For food, we both order the Vitaminee salad which included half-cooked carrot with orange juice, broad been, gourmand peas, almonds, and raisins on a bed of humous. It was nice to have more veggies in our lives since Europe likes to constantly eat bread and other carbs. Great meal with wonderful company in such a beautiful city.
When in Paris am I right? I just had to get this famous dish, vegan style of course! Pictured is a vegan croquet monsieur, poireaux vinaigrette, and dou de samoussa. This famous sandwich with ham and tomato on the inside with a slice of cheese on top is pretty common in Paris and tasted similar to a meat grilled cheese. It was delicious and I finished every bite of it! If you’re ever in the area, you HAVE to check out this wonderful vegan restaurant!
FINALLY a gym. Being on the road for weeks makes it hard to find time to workout. Even though running requires no weights, there is still an amazing feelings of lifting and challenging your body in a different way. The plan is to workout almost everyday that I’m in town (I say this because I’ll be traveling on weekends). Thursday nights are for yoga class. I hope to alternate between cardio, as in spin & running, and lifting. It’ll be a challenging to balance travel, school, social life, and working out, but I know I can do it and so can you!
Travel day! Being our smart selves, we booked 7am flights. This doesn’t sound horrible correct? WRONG! A 7am flights means getting to the airport at 5am since we had an international flight which means leaving to Heathrow at 4am. All in all, there was no sleep happening that night.
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Even though we packed an hour before leaving and got absolutely no sleep, we made it to the airport on time and took an hour flight to Belgium. When we got in, we attempted to figure out public transportation but ended up just getting a taxi instead (we usually use Uber but in Brussels they don’t allow Uber to pick people up from the airport). We reached our Airbnb, unpacked, explored the penthouse, and then decided to grab some lunch. We looked around for some vegan options and ended up just getting some fries at a local bar. Sleep deprived and exhausted, we headed back to our Airbnb for a small nap.
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Airbnb
When we woke up, we researched good restaurants in the area and found a sushi restaurant that we ended up trying and LOVING! (See my post, “Makisu” for more details). We walked around the streets of Brussels after then headed back home for a beautiful nights rest.
Day 2
We set out for a long, unexpected day. It first started with figuring out public transportation. After asking around, we bought day passes and used Google Maps to get us to our destination. After a couple train rides, we got to the local flee market.
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We explored all the little shops and talked to the owners who seemed fascinated by our ascent and language. The next stop was getting some food. We had a beautiful walk on our way to the famous La Pain Quotidien (See my post “La Pain Quotidien” for more details).
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After, we adventured to find some delicious Belgium chocolate. This involved seeing captivating buildings, street performers, and a boy who went down flights of stairs on a scooter and managed to not fall off.
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Post scarfing down the best chocolate of our lives, we then found directions to a famous landmark in Brussels and also the oldest resident in the city.
“Manneken Pis”
We then ended up finding the famous square of the town where we watched the sunset and enjoyed this moment in Belgium.
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We then had one last thing to do: eat some fries! I have always through fries were from France because well, French Fries. BUT I learned that fries originated from Belgium! There are small cafes open late for those who are craving some delicious fries and we took advantage of this. We came. We saw. And we ate!
Overall, Belgium was an absolute dream. The architecture was stunning, the people were friendly, the food was delicious, and our airbnb had the best view of the city. Until next time!
So today I attempted to make a vegan meal by myself. This breakfast meal included tofu, bell peppers, soy sausage, toast, and a cup of coffee. I sautéed the green bell pepper and tofu while adding a dash of salt, pepper, cyan, and cumin. While these were cooking, I popped some toast in the toaster and warmed up the soy sausage. I must say, this meal was absolutely delicious and the addition of coffee set it over the top. Having a kitchen to cook vegan meals has been so helpful and fun. This is the first of many home cooked vegan meals I will make!
Exploring the World 