on being ignorantly 19
by richiecdisc
This is one city you have to spend some time in to see. It's spread out and there's more to see than you might initially think. There are also lots of great cafes to relax in and try a great variety of beer. Oh, the food scene is not too shabby either! My first trip to Brussels was not really a trip there per se but more of a trip through. I was a 19 year old college sophomore and was on my virgin trip to Europe. I was taking in all the requisite sights and I must say Brussels or anywhere else in Belgium was not one of them. In fact, I am not sure I had ever heard of Belgium at that point in my life. No, I was too concerned with London, Paris, Rome, Amsterdam and maybe catching Oktoberfest in Munich to give anything else much thought. At any rate, there I was in Brussels Central Station on my way from London to Amsterdam waiting for my change of trains. I could easily have spent a few hours in the city and gone on a later train but the idea never entered my mind. In fact, I never even ventured outside the station to even get a glimpse of what it looked like. Brussels conjured only one thing in my mind and that was Brussel Sprouts, something I was none too fond of. With a name like that, it must be a pretty ugly city I must have thought. Besides I’d never heard anything good, actually at all, about it so how amazing could it be? (continued below in Fondest Memory)
Grande Place, main tourist destination
by IngaA
Grande Place, the main square of Brussels The old, very beautiful square, surrounded by the ancient houses of noble and rich commercial people. The buildings seem to compete with each others by their fine styles and architecture.
At the spring time there are flower festivals at the Grande Place.
Watching the old ladies at the 'mokafé'
by belgianchocolate
The Sint-Hubertus gallery , the part closests
to the 'schildknaapstraat' you will find
the 'Mokafé'
You can't miss it...it is some sort of an old-
fashioned living room and it has a wide
terrace. The 'rue des bouchers' is nearby and
how much I advised you not to go there ,
now I'm saying try this.
There is this little island in the middle with
lots of cakes , tartes , biscuits...
They also serve small dishes (never with fries)
for a reasonable price.
But that is not the reason. The atmosphere is
just unpayable. The real life theater is for free.
You think this is a tourist spot?
Have a closer look.
'john' the weighter is obviously gay and
flirts with the older ladies. They smile with
there thin red painted lips.
Their clothes got this old , imperishable
style. They enjoy their 'tarte-tatin' very slow
and sip parsimoniously from thair excellent
coffee. Behind the cassock it is quit vivid.
It is a popular spot.
My favorite game was guessing what the
old ladies did as a job in their former lives.
She must have been a piano teacher...
and she was the wife of the doctor
Make sure you find yourself
a nice spot to watch it all.
Before the trip, I wasn't...
by Pegasus74
Before the trip, I wasn't quite sure what to expect from Brussels. I have thought this city can't be any fun compared to romantic Paris or eternal Rome. Being in it is stupendous. I have found so much to learn, taste and see in this interesting city that I will must probably visit again.
St. Jean Baptiste church
by kylian74
The church looks lika a flat wall without anything on the background. My first impression was the church location quite boring..well, it has nothing to do with the church! I notice inside it looks like in renovation, 2 giant paintings in both sides are missing, when we get out and walk behind the church, we saw the top of it on renovation!! right! but rare on the other side of this church was burned. lol...Norali asked me once before we entered a church if I'm christian!
amazing buildings on the Grand Place
De Biertempel..."I'm not worthy, I'm not worthy"
The main entrance of the Museum
You Can Even Glimpse The Atomium
