Weekend in Brussels, Belgium, by Vittorio Flaviano

Hi guys, Vittorio Flaviano here to tell you a bit about my last weekend :)

This weekend I went to visit Brussels, capital of Belgium. The trip had not been planed, it was a last minute one. I decided to write about it because it may have some useful information for future travelers.

Before traveling I had read that Brussels were very dangerous, especially the Immigrant Neighborhood. Well, guess where I had booked the hotel before reading that stuff? Huh? Yeah, right there...

I took the train in Amsterdam around 6:30 pm and arrived about 9:00 pm at Central Station in Brussels. I took a quick walk looking for somewhere to eat before going to the hotel. After eating I took the bus 66 near the Grand Place, which left me very close to the Bentley Hotel.

When I made the check in I found out that the Belgium Beer Weekend was taking place in Brussels, so I left the bags in the hotel before going to the festival. I enjoyed the beer festival and, when it ended, I came back to the Bentley Hotel.

Then I went out again and went from pub to pub till I stopped at Delirium Cafe. The bar is full with tourists and gas very good food at reasonable price, but the service sucks: you are treated as if the attendants were doing you a huge favor to sell you a beer. Some times I had to wait up to 20 minutes to be served.

Next day, after a great breakfast in the hotel, I went out on a tour in the city center. As I was not feeling like getting into museums and churches, the ride was in the "sight seeing" scheme. I found lots of beer and chocolate stores throughout the city.

Later I went from pub to pub again looking for somewhere with a cool sound. The only pub playing rock'n'roll was highly depressive, so empty it was, so I ended up going to Delirium Cafe...

Next day I took the train to Amsterdam early in the morning.

So that's it. Next month I'm planning to come back to Belgium to spend the weekend in Antwerp.

See you soon... :)
Vittorio Flaviano

Vittorio Flaviano's Impressions about Rome

I am Vittorio Flaviano, a Canadian who loves to travel. In this post I'm going to tell you my impressions about Rome, one of the most visited cities in the world.

Rome is one of those cities that captivate you when you first look at the Coliseum or at a red scooter traversing its narrow streets. Known as the Eternal City, it is surrounded by ruins and history.

Roma Via Cavour, Via Nazionale, Roman Empire... I realized that at every corner you discover something new and every detail makes you more willing to explore it. Streets, fountains and restaurants welcome tourists that seek the best of this stunning city.

I saw travelers of the world admiring the Colosseum, symbol of the Roman empire, beautiful, impressive, simply colossal. After admiring the dome of the Pantheon, I took a lunch at Piazza Navona and then took a gelato in a gelateria.

In the evening I went to a cafe in Sant'Angelo castle that makes you know a Rome that goes beyond the wonderful pasta, a Rome that enchants travelers from all places in the world.

Anyway, this city is a place for all those who enjoy good food, good stories to tell and live, and a great place for anyone who wants to meet and make new friends.

Vittorio Flaviano goes to the Calgary Zoo

My name is Vittorio Flaviano and I'm not a child anymore, as you may have imagined, but I like to enjoy my days off visiting parks, watching games and doing outdoor activities. Going to the Zoo had been on my plans for a long time, until I got the opportunity to go to the Calgary Zoo.

As many of you may be aware, I live in Calgary, the most populous city of Alberta, so my friends Fred, Victor and I got to the Calgary Zoo on a beautiful Sunday in the morning.

The Calgary Zoo is one of the most beautiful areas in the city. Located just 5 minutes from downtown, the location is a large green area surrounded by the Bow River.

The zoo has over 1000 animals of various origins: Africa, Asia, Australia and North America. The variety of species is also great, especially elephants, tigers, panthers, hippos, zebras and giraffes.

After we had seen several tigers, an elephant and 2 giraffes, we visited two of the most popular attractions in this Zoo: the Australian kangaroos and koalas. Before we leave the Zoo we got to its fun park with life-size replicas of more than 20 types of dinosaurs. It was amazing!

I will never forget that visit to the Calgary Zoo and look forward to go there again.

Vittorio Flaviano is Now Also on Blogger!

Hi everybody!

Good to see you here on Blogger. I am Vittorio Flaviano, a Canadian from Calgary, Alberta, and also a citizen of the world.

I just created this Blogger blog in order to share my thoughts, my hobbies, my passions.

I plan to update this blog frequently, if possible on a daily basis, so keep coming my friends!

See you soon...
Vittorio Flaviano