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"Say Brussels?? K! let's go to find The... " a Brussels Travel Page by irisbe

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irisbe    
diversity colours the world, and we? We are all but a shade of grey


Real Name: Dannie: "A smile is priceless. Just think about it next time you run out of money"
Lives In: Antwerp, BE
Member Since: May 27, 2001
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Say Brussels?? K! let's go to find The Soul

by irisbe - last update: Apr 7, 2005

In search of the Soul

Go Silver! Go!
Brussels... been there several times and sure need to go back a few more times. I have only explored a very few musea and quite some city area's.
I still haven't found the heart (or the soul) of this place so I keep on searching!




But I hope that the more I go there, the more I will start to appreciate the city and the more nice places I can discover.
I don't think I will betray my lovely Antwerp when I do this :)
That will always be my city number 1.
But fair is fair and Brussels needs a chance to let it show itself to me, with its beauty and its uggly spots.

Corruption (how else can I call it?) of concrete maffia; politics and business maffia, have destroyed & damaged the city in such a severe way that it feels like it lost its heart. That is what I am trying to find back, the little scattered pieces of nice places that have escaped this brutal mutulation and can tell me what the city used to be.




I am slowly trying to update this page but a lot is still in the waiting queue.

If this is not your first visit and you are curious about the updates, then click on
"newest" tips and you will get the most recent ones first.
Enjoy!


you got to move it! move it!

Brussels!!! you gotta!!!

You gotta move it! move it!

`-) hehehe one for Norali!!!

Bruxelles-les-Bains!
Recent yearly event.
See more about it in my tips.

Make sure you will be there next year!
This event just calls for a meeting :))

Thank you Norali to have joined me that day! We had great fun!

Updating is a real job!

hey ok it is continuously under construction
the ingredients are at hand... I just need to pour them in and mingle!
be patient '-)
and do revisit, I am adding regularly new travelogues and tips.

As of late October 2004 I have been added quite some new tips on my Brussels page. These tips are the results of my various visits on various occasions: events; vt-meetings, guided tours...
They just will keep on coming as time goes by so don't think that if you have visited my page today... you won't find anything new tomorow !




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Pros:"historical and beautiful places"
Cons:"rushing stressed up people, tending towards unfriendly approach"
In A Nutshell:"worth visiting and exploring"
irisbe's Brussels Travel Tips

OverviewThings to Do
Tips: 28 - Photos: 28
 
Restaurants
Tips: 12 - Photos: 24
Hotels & Accommodations
Tips: 4 - Photos: 4
 
Nightlife
Tips: 10 - Photos: 40
Off The Beaten Path
Tips: 39 - Photos: 39
 
Tourist Traps
Tips: 3 - Photos: 3
Warnings Or Dangers
Tips: 7 - Photos: 7
 
Transportation
Tips: 7 - Photos: 9
Local Customs
Tips: 14 - Photos: 14
 
Packing Lists
Tips: 3 - Photos: 3
Shopping
Tips: 10 - Photos: 11
 
Sports TravelGeneral Tips
Tips: 14 - Photos: 14

irisbe's Brussels Travelogues
Title [Click to view]Travel YearPictures
Visits and meetings in BrusselsJanuary, 2005 21
Absolutely Brussels: my favorite hot shots!January, 2005 20
Atomium2001 4
Haller bos2002 5
Kleine Zavel (Petit Sablon) and the church- 12
Market square- 6
trip from Ronquière to the Port of Brussels2001 81
Art Nouveau in Brussels- 30
Palace of Justice- 8
Koningsplein en Coudenberg- 11
sightseeing in Brussels- 11

Comments for irisbe about Brussels
crewdto Wed Oct 14, 2009 15:08 UTC
 You can also sit at at one of at least 3 bars (those on the corners) buy a drink and eat what you have bought. You can even add the best frites form Antoine.
Maurizioago Thu Apr 30, 2009 17:57 UTC
 Hello! I had another look at your Brussel page. See you soon!
Arkeolog Tue Apr 14, 2009 22:04 UTC
 great page here Dannie, i liked your useful tips and beautiful photos. Also opening photo is very nice.
pieter_jan_v Sun Oct 19, 2008 11:15 UTC
 Any schedule/meeting place for the 25th?? PJ
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