Brussels is for hypsters.

Song (because I've realized I like these kind of girls):

A paradox is born (not sure if this is a paradox but i like the word paradox):
As you know Sepanta (<- his blog) and I are travelling. We will most likely have the same pictures and the same stories BUT my pictures will be better and well the stories will be the same but Sepanta will just write a few sentences and not make much sense (like i make sense). So if you are going to read my blog or Sepanta's... make it mine.


A blog war is going on and why I feel so hipster:
As mentioned before, both Roshan and Sepanta are writing a blog on Europe, but as the Professor has stated none of them are writing. Also after a more than a week I have more followers than them. I have a few goals I am setting. I want more combined followers than them so if you read my blog become my follower AND DONT FOLLOW THEM. I would like to also point out that they have boycotted my blog by not following mine... while I am following theirs. They are heartless and if you want justice join my blog. This is a long shot but I want more views than Sepanta. I don't know why I am doing this. Maybe its an ego thing? Maybe its cause I just want to win? Most likely its cause I know if i make them compete they might actually write.... but probs not. Nah kidding I just want to win and win big.

edit: sepanta is sitting next to me blogging (<-god i love that word now) and hes complaining about how people think hes just a blog now... a dead blog. SOON HE WILL BREAK

Finally I've started to think about my blog and have discussions with Seppy about my blog. If I only write about meaningful things and change. I would truly be a hipster. ONTO BRUSSELS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brussels:
A common saying between us was "man after amsterdam, any where is better." I am not sure if it because of what had happend to us, or if Brussels is really that good, but it was so true. Rebecca was currently in Brussels and she had told me to go get some Belgium waffles from the main city center for one euro. Sepanta and i would have been happy with just that, but we didn't realize what we would have found. I would like to be the first person to distinguish Brussels with having the highest hipster per capita in all of Europe.

Its so hipster that they threw bread in the park, for apparently no good reason.

So ironic. (really i have no idea what they were doing? was it for the birds?)

We go to stay with Sepanta's cousin(?) named Nazanin
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aside:

If you know me, you know that I like girls with names that have an N in them. Prefer name starts with N and even better start with "na" and I've always said the best name is Nazanin aka triple N

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After hearing her name I knew I was going to love her. We arrive at her apartment. I don't know what to expect. What I got was the most amazing person ever. Her apartment looked like a hipsters paradise.

The picture doesn't do the place justice (although coming from amsterdam and how dark and small it was we felt like we had arrived in the the best place ever.) She makes us green tea she got from China and is telling us how she is going to go to Senegal with her half Senegalian + half French boyfriend (they live in that apartment) named Moulay (there will be a whole section on him. Don't worry.) She designs costumes for operas and other things and Moulay is a graphic designer + artist and other things.

^Moulay made stamps that said Nazanin.So cute and artistic.

They just seemed so care free and all about being moving around (they just randomly move places). I felt like my robot heart was trying to break free but then I realized that I am made to be a suit and not experience the little things in life.

And we head out. BTW it was so much warmer than Amsterdam. Like you could actually walk outside and I didn't have to double layer my pants and wear everything in my backpack

If you were wondering what Nazanin looked like.
Warning: The rest of the pictures will be hipsteresque so if you hate hipster pictures please stop reading
We went on the journey to eat some Belgium waffles at the christmas square (apparently its a big thing where they have a market before xmas where they sell x mas stuff and gluewein(hot wine)).

Song break:

Back to Brussels:
Brussels has this old charm to it. Its a semi French city so its classy and clean which I liked. The main square was nice with a christmas tree (I like taking pictures of x mas trees)

And apparently Seppy's back. Here is where we found our Belgium waffles (they were two euros. GOD DARN (<-censored for campers and taher) REBECCA LIED TO ME. I no longer love her). We decided to eat it the only logical way

We get to the christmas market. They had the coolest carousel I have ever seen.It had a rocket. Cars grasshopers

AND A UNICORN!!!!!!!!!! Apparently it was made by a street performance group and they donated them to the city.
You can also buy Jesus at this market?

Soon we met mister Moulay. The hipsters of all hipsters. We will get to it later (hes really not that hip but meh). We walk around explain the hipster mentality to Nazanin and Moulay. Apparently in Brussels, they would call them hype/hypsters. New goal. Figure out what each country calls hipsters. Apparently Brussels is known for its beers (which if oyu know me, I don't really like beer. Also i misspelled you but i am too lazy to go back but if i write a little more i can just press up button but now i've passed it. damn good idea gone bad). We have beers

Go to a restaurant and on the menu they had "Agneau A L'Iranienne" (4th thing on menu)

And we get the best food I have had so far in Europe

Which lead to more bar hopping and then eventually a bar with tango. Tango is hard and met some people from Vancouver and they went to UBC. Met random people for the day. We will also add that we have to get contact info from them cause just meeting random people is kinda worthless?

NEXT DAY:
Wake up to amazing breakfast created by Seppy

I saw tarot cards on Nazanins desk and I had harassed her to read my future. Before we left she did the whole tarot card voodoo magic and they were honestly very "accurate" but at the same time it was so open to interpretation that anything could have been right.

• Stable but going into change
• new love
• hair growing
• no more being nomad
• hair joke
• good friends

^notes i took after I got finished having my future read

From what I remember I am going through a state of change from stable to action. I have good self image and self awareness. I am going to be settling down because my 10th card was the hanged man. Apparently his hair is towards the ground and is digging in as if hes settling. Also a lot of duality cause you know I am apparently a Gemini.

Seppy got his read too and you can read about it on his blog (maybe I don't think he'll write about it. A preview, hes going to get a girl pregnant in 2011.)

We get on the Metro (you dont have a place to scan tickets you just walk right through. yet another reason why Brussels was so great). We basically break the law. I think law breaking count is up to 4 now? Before boring we have our last Belgium waffles for 1.5 euro

It was a great way to end the trip. Brussels had its own charm which I really liked. Artistic. Young. Just all of that fun stuff. It (this is when I am really tired and will start rambling). It made me realize I like clean and classy places with light. I like the French culture more than the fratty netherlands culture (probs just amsterdam). Overall Brussels is cool for a day, especially if you know people but if you know where to go, it has its own cool little charm.

SONG BREAK:

The most hipster man ever, so much that Seppy and I were intimidated:
He goes by Moulay Guisse. Age unknown. Half Senegalian half French. His name comes from a movie about a Moroccan king. Mother watches movie. Likes name. MOULAY IS NAMED. Graphic designer by day and sometimes goes to work by 11, or just doesn't go to work and ironic hypster by night.

 Look at the random girl hating on him on the back... or checking him out. NO ONE KNOWS. He first of all has the french stache which I will not be rocking in paris. He wears Northface which is so corporate which makes it ironic (like the best hipster shirt i have ever seen that was so ironic. It was a reagan bush 84 shirt. I still dream of that shirt. i am pretty sure it is the most hipster shirt ever also because its vintage). Fine hes not that hipster but he was a great guy. Super artistic. Had a great mind. We were messing around about pets and I suggested that they make a artistic hamster cake with cool tunnels.... they were really into it. I hope they make it. God I love artists.


I like street art so I am going to post whatever street art I find:

Apparently the street artists know each other and there is a community.


In conclusion:
Nazanin and Moulay really made Brussels a great experience. They were amazing and I hope they visit me in DC. Also they love hamburgers so I am going to tell them where to get a good hamburger in every city (thats right I know ALL the good hamburger places). Brussels was a good place after the Amsterdam journey. It reminded me of Paris a lot but I didn't spend that much time to tell you anything of substance. OH the drivers were nice and would wait for people to cross. Always a nice sign and apparently the capital of the EU is there because Belgium is a random country.

This is a serious argument Sepanta and I have:
Whose fingers are skinnier?

More hate on Amsterdam:

 Nikta:  your amsterdam is funny to me

cause when i was in germany i had a friend that was from amsterdam

  and hatessss it and is moving.

EVEN MORE HATE
Beeta:  derek says its the most depressing place hes ever been to


Ramin:  i agree that amesterdam sucks..it's the perfect city for a layover when flying


<3 Jai Naz vaghan Khalie <3


In Aachen right now. Met some Germans. Will write about it later. Or you can check out seps blog. I think tomorrow I will see Sepanta naked. Blog taking too long to write.. even without any editing. Which reminds me Nadia you need to edit so Pedram doesnt hate.. I mean he will hate but I am trying to give him little reason to hate. You know?