Royal Centre Brussels

Brussels was voted the the Cultural Capital of Europe in 2000. The main attraction is the Grand Place in the centre of the city with many small, cosy streets branching off in all directions. There are many museums, Mannekin Pis statue, Royal Palace and ...

... system.  But if we were not loaded down with suitcases, taking the tram is easy. Through Priceline we booked the Nh Brussels City Centre.  It was an incredible deal at around $50 usd for one night, but the hotel’s name is a ...

... Of course i had fun walking down the central aisle secretly pretending i was a princess. Also went to the main park in brussels and walked past the HUGE royal palace, but sadly it is closed on mondays so i couldnt go in. Next i plan to go and get myself a ...

... Ben loved all the old cars - we actually stumbled upon the Welcome Fair which is a fair for all new ex-pats to Brussels. Back on the bus and pst the Botanical Gardens and Royal Greenhouses - apparently they have many rare and exotic plants there which ...

... may have a chance....but people in Melbourne might only end up getting wrappers....if that XD.  I tried a horse steak in Brussels...interesting texture, very dense but not stringy at all...something to try =P.  The Waterzooi that Yee-Ling had ...

... struck six, the sound of music filled the square; blaring Christmas tunes as the display became more vibrant and extravagant. Brussels town hall was transformed into a canvas for live art theatre, the projection of luminous patterns and colours utilising ...

... in we got more fries, though we didn’t spend that long looking at everything. There was a really cool monument from when Brussels hosted the World Fair a long time ago called Atomiun which overlooked Mini-Europe. It looks like a giant ball and stick ...

... can sense, by the high decoration of the buildings, with all the gold, and the beautiful architecture and sculpture, that Brussels had been a great center of power in its day, which was true.  Belgium had been apart of the Burgundian empire ...

... I'd passed through early in the morning, with cafes and restaurants spilling out onto the Place, filled with diners and drinkers. Brussels warrants another visit. In a city known for its fabulous food, we couldn't stay to dine. I missed visiting the ...

... towards the Atomium. A human masterpiece of art. Some cool pictures and back in the car. It was getting a bit too late to go to Brussels Center so we made our way back to Antwerp. We were both a bit too lazy to cook so we got some noodles out, fell ...

... (Sounds like a tale they tell tourists to me...) In our wandrings around we also found the Notre Dame chapel, the royal palace, and Brussels Park, which were all pretty amazing. Oh, and fortunately, some people do speak english here- which is ...

... been over 100 outfits made for this little boy that he wears through out the year. On our way out of Brussels we past the Belgium royal family palace and an interesting structure called 'Atomium'. designed like an atom where you can enter into a ...

... : why not visit both while at it? And you know something? It was one of the best decisions we could have made. Brussels is a city with a very interesting history, and lots of interesting sites. From the royal palace where Napoleon and Leopold I used to ...

... that day and seeing some people in silly costumes reminded me a little bit of Fasching in Munich.  We also happened to be in Brussels on the day their new Metro was opened so we were about as lost on the train as most of the locals!  We headed ...

... if it wasn't for the mountain of graffiti everywhere...it makes the place seem a little dodgy and dirty. We finished our tour of Brussels with dinner in Luxembourg Square - there was no need to fight off the crowd, 9pm on a Saturday night and the place ...

... from the waffle man (similar to an ice cream man).  The rest of the night we ate dinner and explored the center of Brussels. The following day we wondered around seeing many churches and museums.  We ate more waffles and enjoyed cones of French ...

Bussing to Brussels my mind revolved around 4 things: Lace, Chocolate, Waffles, and Mussels. Well I did think Beer and a trip to La Fleur en Papier Dore but as the rain began to fall and with a tour scheduled early in the day, I had ...

... built for the 1958 World Fair instead of an upside-down Eiffel Tower. Anyway, from here we headed back to the city center to check out the Royal Palace and park, the infamous Manneken Pis, and the Grote Markt. Naturally, we decided to have some more warm ...

... it seems, that the EC building would be interesting. Alas it wasn't so we headed straight for the metro and went into the city centre. We were getting a bit hungry now that it was lunch time, so we headed for the main square and started looking for a ...

... but i coudn't understand/hear a word from it.Then the battery died.The local time was easily over 7.30am and the help center should have been open already.But no. Then we arrived to Liege station and the "helpful" train officer came back and said ...