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Hi everyone, this is my first post here
I see you're talking a lot about politics here but I'm not a fan of these heated debates so my first thread will be about something I liked
I'm not Belgian but French, I worked in Brussels for a 6-months internship. I didn't see a thread dedicated to this city so I decided to do it because it deserves it IMO. After all it's the capital of the EU, of Belgium and NATO has its headquarters there, it yields a strong influence in Europe.
I wasn't used to big-city lifestyle, I lived in smaller places most of my life so it was new and somewhat refreshing. I was impressed by the European feeling, there are so many people from all Europe living there, it's pretty dynamic even it's not London that's for sure Of course you have people from everywhere as well, not just Europe, I met Americans, Chinese, Canadians, Kurds...
As a whole it's both cosmopolitan and mid-sized, and downtown is beautiful The Atomium was quite cool
You should taste their wonderful chocolates
Brussels has 175,000 inhabitants in a metro area of 1.8 million and an urban area of 2.9 million.
Nice pics. I was there 30 years ago just for a day. Always intended to go back, but haven't managed it yet.
I'm surprised that the city itself is only 175,000. It's not just the chocolates, the beer is great too.
Nice pics. I was there 30 years ago just for a day. Always intended to go back, but haven't managed it yet.
I'm surprised that the city itself is only 175,000. It's not just the chocolates, the beer is great too.
Wow, 30 years ago, I wasn't even born It certainly changed a lot since then
Yes the city in itself is not very populated but the metro area is the most important here anyway given everyone comes there from the suburbs for having fun and work, thanks to a solid public transportation it's really easy to commute
You should try it again
Oh and by the way, just a downside : don't go in Molenbeek, it's a kind of Muslim ghetto, I went there for a short amount of time and it was so gloomy and oppressive, just be careful guys
IMO that is one of the larger cities which was totally raped by the Le Corbusier -style modernist thinking. A medieval city transformed into a huge network of autobahns.
IMO that is one of the larger cities which was totally raped by the Le Corbusier -style modernist thinking. A medieval city transformed into a huge network of autobahns.
Not really, I just loved it there and wanting to share it And encourage people giving it a try given it's famous but not trendy like Paris, London or even Berlin.
And I'd like to see what people feel about it here
IMO that is one of the larger cities which was totally raped by the Le Corbusier -style modernist thinking. A medieval city transformed into a huge network of autobahns.
As for the Autobahn I didn't feel it because I didn't use a car, you can do well without it believe me
Not really, I just loved it there and wanting to share it And encourage people giving it a try given it's famous but not trendy like Paris, London or even Berlin.
And I'd like to see what people feel about it here
Ok, nice that you like it there, especially as you said that it was your first time experiencing city living. But as a whole I wouldn't classify Brussels at all as an attractive city to visit. What is there looking at this: https://www.google.fi/maps/@50.83915...7i13312!8i6656
Just a stone-throw from the city centre.
Nice photos BTW, I like them. Hope they are yours.
Ok, nice that you like it there, especially as you said that it was your first time experiencing city living. But as a whole I wouldn't classify Brussels at all as an attractive city to visit. What is there looking at this: https://www.google.fi/maps/@50.83915...7i13312!8i6656
Just a stone-throw from the city centre.
Nice photos BTW, I like them. Hope they are yours.
They're not mine, thanks Google The pic you show is quite unfair, it's dark and random..All cities have places like that I visited downtown Brussels so many times last summer, it was much more beautiful than that, more similar to the pics in my first posts.
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Of course you have people from everywhere as well, not just Europe, I met Americans, Chinese, Canadians, Kurds...
It certainly changed a lot since then 
