Beware the Puddles!

So contrary to what you might expect, the city of Brussels, Belgium is not the cleanest place on earth. For about 30% to 60% of the day visitors will probably view huge heaps of garbage and trash on the side of the road waiting to be picked up. To make matters worse, in the fish district during the evening hours you are likely to come across  huge puddles of water on the sidewalks and in the roads from where restaurants have rinsed out there ice buckets used for storing their seafood during the day with a water hose. But wait! Around 10pm several random puddles can still be located near the sides of buildings, around plant fixtures, and throughout the crevices in the street. However, as indicated by the time of their appearance and odor these puddles are most likly not water... its urine and alcohol. So as you venture through the bustling city of Brussels, make sure you rinse off anything you may drop in the streets, wear closed toed shoes if possible, and most importantly BEWARE THE PUDDLES!