Very often I have seen people neglecting Belgium to be a part of their Europe tour. I have heard and read people mentioning that there is nothing much to see and do in Belgium or may be a day visit is enough to see that country.
On the contrary to all these comments, we have discovered Belgium as a great country that offers your richness of its history, culture, beautiful villages to its country side and modern cities. A perfect holiday destination, explore and admire what you see around. And definitely can not be done in a day trip.
We have been to Belgium over a bank holiday weekend and spent good 4 days over there.Another backpacking budget trip.
Day 1 & 2- Brussels.
Brussels capital of Belgium undoubtedly is the most visited places in Belgium, it is a heaven for people who love architecture, museums, pubs and yes I am coming on it- Waffles J Brussels also share its love for Artists – Art Nouveau facades, the talent of its stylists and designers, its delicacies and its surrealism, which can be found on every street corner.
How to Get around I will say walking is probably the best bet to see each nook and corner of this town J You can also use trains to get to different corners of the town and out-of-town.
Must See in the Brussels.
- The Grand Palace and the area around- UNESCO World heritage site.It was established in 15th century with few market halls, later on a town hall was established to do the trade. Bombarded by French Army in 1965, it was rebuilt and now a hotchpotch of Gothic, opulent Baroque, Neoclassical and Neogothic. Stroll around the area, some good pubs/restro and gift shops.
- Mont Des Arts- King Leopold II wanted to surround his palace with beautiful things and a new square was built that is home to Royal Library of Belgium, Musée Magritte Museum, the Royal Museums of Fine Arts, BOZAR – Centre for Fine Arts, the Coudenberg archaeological site, the Espace cultural,the BELvue Museum, CINEMATEK, Musical Instruments Museum. So much of richness in one square, definitely not to be missed.
- Atomium – One more tourist favourite destination. It is a representation if Iron crystal enlarged 165 billion times, visitors can walk through the tubes and spheres along the 12 edges of the cube. The top sphere gives a panoramic view of Brussels.
- Manneken Pis -Little man Pee is a bronze sculpture in Brussles, depicting a naked little boy urinating into a fountain’s basin. There are several legends behind this statue, but the most famous is the one about Duke God Godfrey III of Leuven. In 1142, the troops of this two-year-old lord were battling against the troops of the Berthouts, the lords of Grimbergen. The troops put the infant lord in a basket and hung the basket in a tree to encourage them. From there, the boy urinated on the troops of the Berthouts, who eventually lost the battle.
Night life in Brussels It is one of the happening European city when it comes to-night life. While In Brussels, do visit Delirium Café and Pub. It is a true heaven for beer lovers; they serve 2000 types of beers from all over the world and the most amazing music. You will get high on music and beer both. Just next to Delirium café, there is a Tequila pub where they server 500 types of different tequila drink.
Note: Beware of pick pockets, there are many. Ash wallet was stolen too; thankfully we had forgotten the cards at hostel and there was not much of cash left in the wallet after spending quite a lot of money on drinks 😉
Once again do let me know if you have any queries or require any information on Brussels. And enjoy Waffles when you are there 🙂
Good explanation about the place. Hoping to visit it sometime 🙂
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Thank you Shruthi. You should visit it, it’s a beautiful city.
xx
Aanchal
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You are right about Brussels its truly beautiful I fell in love with the city just on my 2 days trip.
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You are right Appu,it is beautiful city. Take Shruthi sometime too.
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What a beautiful city! Those waffles look heavenly. 🙂
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It is indeed beautiful 🙂 Glad you liked it. And waffles I ate so many of those ..ha ha
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Brussels is definitely on my ‘must visit’ list.
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Oh yes! Its a beautiful city. I will say add Bruges in your list too, I am sure you will love it too. Have written a post on that too
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I’d like to read it – send me the link.
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Here is the link – http://travelfunfoodpictures.com/2014/07/23/in-bruges/
Hope you will enjoy it 🙂
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Omigosh, the Grand Palace is gorgeous. I am in awe. I just want to stand there and look at it all day long.
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So true Crystal. It truly a master piece and a wonderful place to spend your whole day. While we were there, an event on Jazz music was going on and we were sitting outside the grand place for a whole evening sipping hot chocolate and eating waffles 🙂 Do visit it 🙂
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It’s all in perspective. We were only there for a day. I was sure we missed plenty of things. Your awesome pictures brought good memories. We saw Mannekin Pis. Up to now, I never really understood the rave about it.
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HI Rommel, Thank you very much for stopping by and reading through blog posts.
Truly agree with you on perspective, I am glad some good memories were brought back.
Also to be frank even I never understood a rave about Mannekin Pis, I wanted to see it for myself. When we reached there, believe me there were 100 of people who were there to see that little statue 🙂
xx
Aanchal
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We’ve been wondering if Belgium would be worth a visit, so this has been great to see! Thanks for sharing.
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The images are delighting, making me excited about Brussels. The waffles are even more delighting 🙂
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You will love Brussels, It is so beautiful 🙂 Waffles without a say is a treat 🙂
Cheers
Aanchal
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Very interesting post and the pictures are great! I’m really looking forward to visiting Brussels 🙂 By the way, your blog is pretty awesome!
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Hi Marcos, Thank you so much for your visit and compliments. You are going to love Brussels, it is an amazing place with a lot to do. be it a crazy night out or just a wander around lost alleys 🙂
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