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Monday, May 17, 2010
From Paris to Brussels?
Hello! I have exciting news to share I don't know if you remember my post about Paris being mean, but something has changed. It has been the biggest turn around ever. People have been welcoming me to Paris and helping me when I need it. It's strange how fast a place can change from a place I dislike to one I love. To me the people are what make up a place and before I couldn't take it, I was counting down the days to return to the States, but now I want to stay and explore. I went to Le Queen last wednesday night, it happened to be the club that laughed and clapped at me the last time I tried, but miraculously they let me right in. To tell you the truth it wasn't that great, I'd much rather go to Duplex which is about 3 or 4 blocks away. I was just so happy to get in to a place that is notorious for rejecting. If I were you I'd go to Duplex which happens to look like a metro stop. The club is underground and has different rooms for music. The drinks aren't that bad (price wise) 10 to 20 euro and the people are great! On Tuesday nights Le Duplex is free for students. Le Queen is free on Wednesdays for ladies until 1 am, which is ridiculous when they stay open till early the next morning. It should be free all night for ladies.
So I went to Belgium this past weekend with my friend Debbie. We were in Bruges for about 3 hours when we decided to go to the preferred destination Bruges. Brussels to me was dirty and harsh, the only good thing about it was that it had waffle stands everywhere. The famous peeing boy statue is not worth it, its like a foot big. It's one of those Mona Lisa let-downs. Bruges is to the west of Brussels more towards the coast. It is absolutely spectacular. It was founded by the Vikings in the ninth century, the vikings new the right places to be. Anyway it has this very medieval feel to it, with very old buildings and squares. There are canals that surround the center of the city, you can take a boat tour of the canals for about 5 euro and it is roughly a half hour long. There is also the church of Our Lady and that happens to be the world's tallest brick building. The Basilica of the Holy Blood is said to house the blood of Jesus Christ and it is paraded on L'ascension day every year. You can also go in to the church and touch the canister that contains the blood and say a prayer.
Nightlife in Bruges is very lively. I went to pubs mostly, Charlie Rocket's was my favorite. It was supposed to be an old biker American bar. It did pretty well, the music was from today but the bar itself had an old grungy feel to it, and the drinks were cheap. The bar stays open till 4 and that is late no matter where you go. There is a club in Bruges that is sound proof where you cant hear anything from the street but inside the speakers are blaring techno, my fav. It is called Entrenous. The locals seem to love to interact with the tourists and went to all the places that tourists normally go like Charlie Rocket's. At least that is what the bartender told me.
Bruges is highly recommendable, I want to go back there.
So I went to Belgium this past weekend with my friend Debbie. We were in Bruges for about 3 hours when we decided to go to the preferred destination Bruges. Brussels to me was dirty and harsh, the only good thing about it was that it had waffle stands everywhere. The famous peeing boy statue is not worth it, its like a foot big. It's one of those Mona Lisa let-downs. Bruges is to the west of Brussels more towards the coast. It is absolutely spectacular. It was founded by the Vikings in the ninth century, the vikings new the right places to be. Anyway it has this very medieval feel to it, with very old buildings and squares. There are canals that surround the center of the city, you can take a boat tour of the canals for about 5 euro and it is roughly a half hour long. There is also the church of Our Lady and that happens to be the world's tallest brick building. The Basilica of the Holy Blood is said to house the blood of Jesus Christ and it is paraded on L'ascension day every year. You can also go in to the church and touch the canister that contains the blood and say a prayer.
Nightlife in Bruges is very lively. I went to pubs mostly, Charlie Rocket's was my favorite. It was supposed to be an old biker American bar. It did pretty well, the music was from today but the bar itself had an old grungy feel to it, and the drinks were cheap. The bar stays open till 4 and that is late no matter where you go. There is a club in Bruges that is sound proof where you cant hear anything from the street but inside the speakers are blaring techno, my fav. It is called Entrenous. The locals seem to love to interact with the tourists and went to all the places that tourists normally go like Charlie Rocket's. At least that is what the bartender told me.
Bruges is highly recommendable, I want to go back there.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Pursuit of Happiness
So Kid Cudi who is a musical genius has a song titled "Pursuit of Happiness". It just happens to feature MGMT one of my favs, and Ratatat who played at UVM last year. Now Steve Aoki (DJ) made this amazing remix and I think it is about 8000 times better. Here it is, tell me what you think?
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