Brussels for the day??
May 26th, 2005, 09:02 AM
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Brussels for the day??
We haven't booked our ticket yet---but my husband and I may have a huge layover in Brussel's from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. while we're flying from Goteborg,Sweden to Geneva, Switzerland....suggestions for "must see/must eats" in that short time frame? We don't expect to see the whole city--just a yummy lunch and maybe a nice stroll through some good parts! Thanks in advance....=0
May 26th, 2005, 10:28 AM
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It's only a 20 minute train ride into the city. You must go to the Grand Place, see the Manneken Pis, eat mussels and frites at Chez Vincent on Rue des Dominicains and get a "Gaufre" waffle from a stand. Have fun!
May 26th, 2005, 10:48 AM
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The Mannekin Pis is worth seeing, if only to realize how NOT worth seeing it is. With your time frame, I suggest taking the airport train into Gare Centrale, walking down to the Grand'Place, then walking up rue l'Hopital (you can peek at the MP if you want by going down rue l'Etuve first) to the Sablon. The Sablon is probably the prettiest site in Brussels; the GP is the grandest. If you're arriving on a Saturday or Sunday, you can browse the very upmarket street market on the Sablon (where you can find everything except a bargain). If your budget allows, have lunch at Lola's, a little pricy but quite chic and the food is very good. Or simply have drinks at one of the cafes on the Sablon (Au Vieux St. Martin does a great fresh mint tea; the cafe/bar with the big Leffe sign at the bottom of the Sablon is a good spot for beer and a light lunch).
Mussels and frites are a good idea if you like them. You can find them served almost everywhere in Brussels. Chez Leon on one of the little streets behind the GP serves them quick and they have excellent frites.
Instead of a gaufre, I suggest you try one of the pastries at Wittamers on the Sablon (to go or eat at their cafe). They are the finest patisserie in Brussels and a rival to anything in France.
Mussels and frites are a good idea if you like them. You can find them served almost everywhere in Brussels. Chez Leon on one of the little streets behind the GP serves them quick and they have excellent frites.
Instead of a gaufre, I suggest you try one of the pastries at Wittamers on the Sablon (to go or eat at their cafe). They are the finest patisserie in Brussels and a rival to anything in France.
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I agre on thes destination- Gare Centrale; and you MUST see the Grand Place. But frankly, I think you'll be struggling to do much more than that.
It'll take at hour + from landing to town; then you'll have to be back at 2 (or maybe even 1pm- check your check in time) which will mean leaving about 45 minutes earlier. So, you get 2 hours.
I could spend 2 hours in the Lower Town without even noticing.
It'll take at hour + from landing to town; then you'll have to be back at 2 (or maybe even 1pm- check your check in time) which will mean leaving about 45 minutes earlier. So, you get 2 hours.
I could spend 2 hours in the Lower Town without even noticing.
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