Grand-Place Brussels

The group decided to check out Brussels the first weekend to get an idea of what it has to offer. We all went in on the train from Leuven's station, which is a 20 minute walk from our dorms. I'll have to get used to that work for work.

Once in Brussels, we were reminded that Brussels is in the Wallonia section of Belgium, where French is …

We left Amber's house early in the morning and rode our bikes to the train station. After being on the train for a little bit over 20 minutes, we arrived in Belgium's capital. One of Brussels nicknames is 'the capital of Europe, because of the NATO and the EU offices that are located in the city.

We arrived in 'kunstberg', which means as …

Monday
After an amazing weekend we left Gembloux by train and headed back to Brussels. We spent 2 days drinking beer and wine, walking the streets and touring around the capital of the European Union. The first day we made our way down to the Grand Place- an amazing market square in the middle of the city centre. Can't say the shopping was very …

Ce matin, j'ai pris le train en direction de Bruxelles. Il faisait super beau. Une belle journée pour se promener. En moins de 2 heures, j'étais à Bruxelles.

Arrivée à la gare, j'ai cherché à savoir comment me rendre à la Grande Place. Finalement, j'ai pris le métro. Comme j'avais oublié mon guide touristique de Bruxelles, j'ai pensé …

I am on my way. Still do not feel a rush of excitement, but I could not get to sleep last night so there must have been a little adrenaline running. Finally drifted off about 3 a.m. and was up before the alarm went off which is very rare for me. People at the hotel said it would take 10 minutes to get to the train. I must have had a slow driver. …

On Wednesday, Emily and I took the train to Brussels to explore the city. The first chocolate shop I ran into happened to be my favorite chocolate - Valrhona (French Chocolate). The chocolate shop I worked at during college used Valrhona chocolate to make our specialty flavor-infused delicacies. Apparently the Brussels location is their first and …

One of my good friends here in Barcelona, Lindsey, has another friend studying in Belgium, so when she suggested going to visit, we decided to make a girl's weekend out of it! So Lindsey, Rachel and I headed off to Brussels for a few days!

Our plane touched down, and all we could see was fog and rain, but it cleared off as we entered the …

It's been a whirlwind for the last couple of days and we just woke up from our first time sleeping since we left the US. So bear with us if this is a bit convoluted!

The flight over went off without a hitch, we didn't really sleep much on the flight, but there were tons of good movies! The real fun started once we landed in Heathrow …

Breda lives in the old and vibrant multi-cultural area of Brussels called St Joost, only a short walk to Madou metro station and the EU office buildings. From a 10th century fortress town Brussels has grown into a metropolis of close to 2 million inhabitants of which approx 60% classified themselves at Belgian on the most recent census.

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... and was lucky when Chris decided to take the train down and join her.  We've been to Brussels many times, but always have stayed around the Grand Place.  This time we stayed at a hotel close to the office where Melanie was working.  It ...

... of the question. Eventually we found the hotel, checked in, and set off to explore some of downtown Brussels, wandering in and around the Grand Place. In mid-afternoon the Belgium Brewers Guild, 'Chevalerie du Fourquet des Brasseurs', held a ...

... indulgences. I woke up in the morning, confirmed that I had no place to sleep anywhere in Brussels and made my move to Grand Place, Brussels' main square. As Brussels' a-number one attraction, it does quite nicely -- a huge airy plaza where people go ...

... spent about 3 hours there. A BIGGER EUROPEAN UNION After the tour we decided to walk downtown to the Grand Place - the main square in Brussels. It was May 1, the day that 10 new countries (mostly Eastern European) joined the European Union. ...

... I just got a couple of rants about this trip to Brussels.  It seems they no longer serve Westmalle beer on the Grand'Place -- APPARENTLY because it is not carried by some exclusive distributor, ImBrew maybe??  So now you can only get beers from ...

Every year, the Grand Place in Brussels is filled with a carpet of flowers for a weekend.  This year our friends, Rich and Joey, invited us down to visit with them for the weekend and see the carpet.  The carpet is difficult to see at ground ...

... the night. The next morning the day was pretty crappy and I went to see the Sainte Marie Church before making my way to the Grand Place or central square. There I took a beer tour at one of the breweries. After a couple of beers I headed off to find ...

... much of a sense of humour !!!   Car and bags dumped, we walked the city. It's not very big. I have these memories of Grand Place being huge, but when we walked in, I didn't even realise that we were standing in it. My mind was playing tricks on ...

... ai souper seul comme un grand dans un resto situe dans une petite ruelle digne d un film tout juste a cote de la Grand Place. Assez impressionnant! Quand l'auberge s'est remplie apres le souper je me suis deja fait des amis. Fiouuuuu ca va ...

"The Central Courtyard of the Continent's Capital" Grote Markt, or La Grand Place, in Brussels is a cool place. It's made up of guild houses that are very ornate and a sight to see. It's a fun gathering place. There are several cafes in the square, and ...