#1 of 17 general tips & advice in Brussels
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Adrian_Liston says:
Belgian festivals in 2009
The Sunday before Shrove Tuesday (22nd Feb, 2009)
Cwarme, in Malmedy. The Haguete, covered by masks, wander around with hapes-tchar (implements designed to feed lepers), immobilise bystanders and force them to their knees to plead for forgiveness. www.malmedy.be
Shro…
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#2 of 17 general tips & advice in Brussels
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Chokk says:
Once a year every August you can find the Fiesta Latina in Ixelles. The Fiesta brings out all the Latino's in Brussels to on giant party that last a whole weekend with food, music and drinks. Naturally there is all kind of thins for sale but the music, the food and the drinks are the most important.…
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#3 of 17 general tips & advice in Brussels
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Chokk says:
One of the joys of staying in Belgium is their fantastic beers which are something special. The number of beers and the magnitude of differences are almost not understandable. I will from now on try to give some of my experience with this wonderful product.
In an old book on locale brewing trad…
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#4 of 17 general tips & advice in Brussels
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Chokk says:
In general driving taxi in Brussels is a pleasure. The cab drivers know the city very well and if you have the ability to pronounce the name of the street, bar or whatever you are heading at they will get you there without cheating you too much.
The taxis are not cheap because you have to take th…
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#5 of 17 general tips & advice in Brussels
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SuperStarNico says:
Hey there,BXL is brilliant, i just love it! it's intenrational atmosphere and never ending delight just to be there is really impressing. I definetely reccomend the 2000 beer bar Delirium, just go in the center (Grand Place)and ask for Delirium or jennken Pis, people shoudl know to direct u, or just…
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#6 of 17 general tips & advice in Brussels
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charlottee says:
Brussels is a fantastic place to go for a few days, but to be honest after living there for 4 years there isn't that much to do for more than about 4 days. You can do the obvious bus tour to get your barings on the city, although its a little expesive, worth it. If the Atonium is open while you ther…
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#7 of 17 general tips & advice in Brussels
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Chokk says:
Since I came to this wonderful city 3 years ago I think that me morale of parking has changed dramatically. Coming from Copenhagen where hunting down parked cars is a way for the municipalities to increase their always endangered funding of the budget deficit Brussels was a heaven on earth.
I the…
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#8 of 17 general tips & advice in Brussels
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Chokk says:
Sunday marked at Gare Medi is something special in Brussels. It is a market for people who live in Brussels. I don’t think that there are too many things that is worth taking all the way home to another country, but I might be wrong and please let me know if so. This is the place where you get you…
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#9 of 17 general tips & advice in Brussels
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semih says:
one of the best things in brussels...
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#10 of 17 general tips & advice in Brussels
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semih says:
belgian chocolate is better in belgium:),i know it's a little bit expensive but it's so delicious:)
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#11 of 17 general tips & advice in Brussels
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Adrian_Liston says:
It is the year of the comic strip in Brussels and the comic strip festival is on. They have downloadable tours of the public comic strip art that litters Brussels, a few special exhibits at various museums that lean towards comic art and this weekend they displayed the World's Biggest Tintin Page at…
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#12 of 17 general tips & advice in Brussels
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Africancrab says:
When I began my initial travels out of Africa into Europe, I flew Sabena Airlines a Belgian air carrier atleast 3 times. The former Sabena airlines went bankrutpt in 2001 and was replaced by what is now known as SN Brussels Airlines.
Flying from Uganda to Brussels or major ports of entry in Eurpe w…
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#13 of 17 general tips & advice in Brussels
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parkjp says:
Make sure that while touring around, beware of pickpockets. There are lots of nice shops and restaurants.
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#14 of 17 general tips & advice in Brussels
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Chokk says:
Normally when you mention a market in Brussels on a Sunday, most of the people in Brussels will associate it with the huge market at Gare Medi. I on the other hand prefer the smaller market at Rue Moscou.
You have the same offers here but not the same scale of magnitude. There are bakeries, fres…
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#15 of 17 general tips & advice in Brussels
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semih says:
the best belgian beer is stella,recommended!
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