4 days of music and laughter in Brussels

In short, we formed a group of 12 keen adventurists, bought tickets for Wizzair and off we flew to the Charleroi airport. I was slightly tempted to walk through the escalator tubes of the Atomium...

Most of the spots we saw are listed here: places to see in Brussels, the only thing this site forgets to mention is the concert hall Ancienne Belgique, which is a great place for heart-filled contemporary musical experiences. It has a capacity of 2,000 people, and is said to be one of the best concert halls in Belgium, with perfect acoustics.

I was greatly impressed by the Atomium, of course, by the Palais de Justice, by the Museum of musical instruments (which is an absolute must for every music lover; you get a pair of earphones and are guided through the most amazing sticks, strings, drums, keys and any known instruments of any culture that were designed to make a sound), the Rene Magritte museum-house, the administrative center of the EU with the government buildings, the Royal Museum of the Army and of Military History, etc. It was impossible to see everything we wanted only in four days (there's only so much walking my pair of feet can take), so we'll have to see the rest next time, which I'm sure won't be so far in the future. And, we'll definitely come back for Bruges.

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My general feeling of Brussels is that it's quite a contemporary city, not so historically rich as other places, yet diverse enough for anyone of any culture or background to fill their empty internal spaces. In terms of food you can find everything, however my main dish was mostly chocolate-covered belgian goufrettes, hehe. It was amazing to see that 1/3 of the population of the city are foreigners, mostly Islamic and African, and the locals like to cross the street on a red light and don't excactly drive as consciously as in other western european cities. You also get a healthy dose of rush-hours and street-chaos so you can remain with your feet on the ground.