Drinking hot chocolate in Brussels and a day trip to Bruges

Summary
I’ve always thought Brussels gets a bit of a unfair reputation for being a bit . . . well . . . dull, but its a beautiful city to wander around as you head from one hot chocolate place to the next and then cracking into some of the world-class Belgian wheat beers in one of the abbeys. When you combine it with a day trip to either Bruges or Ghent, its a great couple of days
I’m only writing a very brief entry here as it was years ago since I visited
highlights

#1 Wandering around the "world's most beautiful square" in Brussel's magnificent Grand Palace

#2 Climbing up the Belfort in Bruges for views down on the picture-perfect canals of this medieval city

#3 Trying out Brussel's finest - chocolate and waffles!

#4 Hitting the various abbeys and bars for the amazing Belgian wheat beers
Experiences nearby

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Score Detail
Background - how many times have you asked someone what a travel experience was like and the response was "amazing" or "awesome"? That response is nice to know, but it makes it hard to differentiate that experience compared to others. That is exactly what these scores are trying to do - differentiate the experience by giving a score out of 10 based on 6 categories and then giving an overall experience score
This overall experience score is calculated by: take the highest of the "Culture" or "Nature" score (1-10) + "Fun factor" (1-10) + "Avoiding the crowds" (1-10) + highest of the "Unique" or "World Famous score" (1-10). Then convert into a score out of 100
Extra detail - the logic being that I find all of the 6 individual scores important, but I don't want to mark an experience down just because it doesn't cover both "Culture" and "Nature", or because it isn't both "World Famous" and "Unique". Take the examples of Safari in The Serengeti and walking through Rome - they both appeal at opposite ends of the nature / culture spectrum, and you can have a fantastic time without needing to appeal to both sides. So, their overall scores aren't penalized for their lack of one or the other, and I've done the same for "World Famous" vs "Unique". But . . . I do think that the "Fun factor" of an experience is important, irrelevant of other factors, and so is "Avoiding the Crowds" (or where there are crowds that add to the experience). So, both of these scores are standalone