On the other side of the mountain, on the other side of the sea, there was a group of Smurfs

They are lively and intelligent

They are mischievous and sensitive

They are free to live in the big green forest

They are kind and brave, and care for each other

Oh, the cute Smurfs......

In addition to diamonds and chocolates, Belgium also has a special feature that will be memorable for all visitors – comics.

If Denmark and the Netherlands are fairytale kingdoms, then Belgium must be a world full of childlike comics.

For the post-70s and 80s, the Smurfs are an indispensable part of accompanying childhood memories, and the lively theme song is an object of nostalgia for a generation, although many people don't know that this work was born here.

There's also SC Johnson's favourite Adventures of Tintin, a comic that's still full of charm at the age of 90, and whose earliest childhood adventure idols are the golden combination of Tintin, Captain and Snow.

Standing on the streets of Brussels, the city is known as the crossroads of Europe, with Amsterdam, Luxembourg and Paris just about an hour's drive away. It has more life than Prague in literature and art, and perfectly blends a sense of history and modernity.

With more than 700 cartoonists, it has the highest density of cartoonists in the world. The comic walls that can be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys make people walking on the streets involuntarily smile and shout surprise and cuteness.

Finally, I saw with my own eyes the legendary first person to urinate in the open, the famous peneing cub, and the little hero in the hearts of the Belgians. Xiaolian got up in the middle of the night to pee, found a burning fire line near his neighbor's house, and directly soaked urine to extinguish the fire, and the French army's conspiracy to bomb the city with gunpowder finally came to naught.

The bronze statue is very small, five years old, about fifty or sixty centimeters tall, and it is a must-see for every visitor to Brussels. Even officials and ambassadors from various countries visiting Belgium will give him a set of clothes.

Now people have their own exclusive wardrobes, with a collection of more than 700 pieces. They also wear special clothes on festivals.

After this period of baptism, SC Johnson has gradually learned to appreciate different architectural styles, and each small building has a stepped floor, and it is said that the more stairs, the richer the family.

Locals always joke that when local girls are looking for a boyfriend, their father will ask each other how many steps there are in the house, which is also one of the factors to judge the strength of the man's family.

The bell tower has gone through countless tortuous processes such as collapse and reconstruction, bombing and reconstruction in history to have its current appearance, and it is 8 meters high. However, if you look closely, you will find that the left and right sides of the bell tower are no longer horizontal, low on the left and high on the right.

Climb the 66 narrow steps of the bell tower for a panoramic view of the city. Listening to the crisp sound of horses' hooves passing by by makes you feel like you've stepped back in time to the Middle Ages.

When you come to the square, the young people sitting on the ground on the square in the afternoon and basking in the sun, the old couple with dogs sitting on the benches on the side of the road, the energetic little brother holding the yellow umbrella Free IT Tour, and the fragrant food market......

Compared with the literary Prague, it is really full of fireworks.

Get away from the hustle and bustle of the city center and find a riverside tavern to watch ducks and swans paddling, and quietly watch the slowly setting sunset, reflecting the red and tranquil river and the horizon beyond.

Drink a glass of brugse zot slowly, the body is clear and clear, the wine is rich and hearty, and the taste is rich, with a slight bitterness.

The only beer that is truly brewed in Bruges contains the rich history of six generations of beer families, and it is known as the best and best beer in the world to drink Bruges mad beer.

The bartender handsomely flushed the glass, then slantly poured the cold beer, and then waited for the beer to stand for a few seconds, then knocked the glass twice with a knife to make a crisp tinkle sound, and quickly scraped off the foam.

In a nondescript side street, there is the Museum of World Civilizations - the Museum of Comics in Brussels. The three-storey building records the development of comics and includes many famous comic works.

The first floor is dedicated to how comics were created, and the second floor is dedicated to the famous Belgian cartoonists and their works from the beginning of the last century to the 69s of the last century. On the third floor is the Museum of Modern Comics in Belgium, whose collection is based on the development of comics from the 60s to the 90s of the last century.

In addition to various exhibition panels, physical books, manuscripts, and the restored landscape of classic scenes of many works, many miniatures are the highlights of the collection, and there is even a classic bronze statue of Sanmao.

Walking through the old town, you can walk into a small street and alley, and everywhere you can see comic scenes that are cleverly integrated with the environment. It's not like the graffiti wall in Berlin, which is very haphazard, and the comic wall is the product of careful planning.

The theme is limited to comic strips, and the content is required to be selected from classic characters and scenes written by famous Belgian cartoonists. Due to the size of the canvas, the width of the work depends on the surrounding environment, but the height is usually arranged to be two to three stories high, and the height is always as uniform as possible.

The number of works is changing, with one or two more places added every year, and to help visitors find them, the city government has also developed a six-kilometre manga trail with a special map.

After inquiring, they walked along the main square, passing through three intersections of a narrow old street, and just between the second and third intersections, Tintin appeared on a building on the right.

Tintin and Snow are running down the fire staircase after the captain, trying to escape the police. Next to it is the Tintin store, or the Europeans have money, a few hundred euros for a random figure.

Along the way, I found that there were chocolate shops everywhere, and after listening to Yelena's explanation, I realized that this is the capital of chocolate. SC Johnson remembers that the chocolates he has eaten are all in the form of blocks, plates and boxes, but here the opposite is true?

The best products are those pralines that are sold, because real handmade chocolates have a short shelf life, there is no way to make blocks or box them for long-term storage, and there will be many fresh flavors in bulk.

After a few inquiries to Pierre Aroli, owner Aoli became the world's top chocolatier after winning the 1995 Pastr Lon and the 2000 European Pastr Hef in Rome.

In just 20 years, it has become the LV of the chocolate world, and this flagship store is known as a must-visit place for chocolate enthusiasts every year.

Walking into the store, you will find that it is not decorated with warmth and loveliness like most chocolate shops, but is all in the simplest black and white tones, revealing understated luxury, and feels more like a jewelry store.

The handsome clerk took out a box of beautifully packaged chocolates, twenty or thirty kinds, each the size of a sugar cube. The ingredients are handmade directly from the finest cocoa farms in Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, Ghana, Madagascar and Vietnam.

SC Johnson had little interest in chocolate, but seeing Yelena's expression of enjoyment, he couldn't help but take a piece and put it in his mouth. Amazed by the balance of aroma, texture and intensity, it is mellow and smooth from the inside to the outside, vividly expressing the unique taste bud enjoyment.

It is said that the master can taste which brand of chocolate is with his eyes closed, and different brands have different ways to eat, some are suitable for eating at hand, some are suitable for chocolate slurry and eaten with fruit, some are suitable for eating with coffee as dessert, and some must be paired with wine to highlight its unique charm......

I can only sigh that foodies are also technical work!