What great options you have left to you :-) So what I would do is this... go to Spain ... friends are more important than waffles lol and you know what...you can always fly to Belgium for a weekend whilst in Spain. It's only a few hours away and on a long weekend, you could take in Brussels and Bruges (the latter which is lovely) and eat all the chocolate and waffles you can consume and do a day trip visiting some of the WW2 sites. Meanwhile back in Spain you have your friends and English is so widely spoken as half of Britain lives there lol ... It's a huge holiday destination for the Brits and I promise you they don't all know Spanish so you'll get by just fine on American lols (I know it's also English but you know it's the accent haha). Also, Spain has fantastic architecture, culture, food, nightlife, and beaches ...oh and did I mention that thing called the sun! Yes, you won't find much warmth further up North in Belgium if you are planning on going in the cooler part of the year. Now, I have actually been to Belgium on the back of a motorbike from the UK with my hubby some years back before kids. It was a super fun trip but I think that had more to do with the motorbike, our wedding anniversary and accidentally consuming way more alcohol than we had planned in the middle of the day...who knew the youth hostel bar we were drawn into whilst in Bruges (it had a sign outside saying pool tables lol) served triples as standard!!! It was cheap...you do the maths ...cheap alcohol, high alcohol content ...no lunch ...let's just say we fell asleep on one of the bridges over the river after hubby had illegally gone skinny dipping in the city (he was fully clothed for the nap lol)😄and when we woke up and looked through our pics we were ROFL as there was a nice selection of pics of us with other tourists taken on the bridge before we had our unscheduled nap in crazy fun poses 😂 Clearly we were having a blast but neither of us remembered it🤣Now I don't drink a lot at all and these days if I consume 1 alcoholic drink every two weeks it's a lot lols ... so anyone reading this...don't get the wrong idea ha ha ... the joys of our younger years. Anyway, Bruges is very pretty and well worth a visit. Now I haven't been to Spain but I have been to Portugal in October, which is alongside it and the weather was still lovely and warm despite the swimming pool water being a tad too cold at that time of year so Spain is similar. In the summer it should be fabulous. My hubby has been a few times and has enjoyed it. I have lots of friends who have been to Barcelona and Madrid, two fantastic cities, and to the many coastal towns on the Med. There is something for everyone in Spain, from party resorts/towns to those that are more suited to families and quiet getaways. Unless you have an insatiable desire for Belgian chocolate and waffles, I know where I would go. Have fun deciding and DYOR and whichever you decide, have the trip of a lifetime. If you transit through London, or better still, have a layover here, let me know, I'd be happy to show you around😊
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