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Any suggestions as to "what must see: whilst in Brussels would be very much appreciated, also accommodation suggestions preferably close to train stations.
Many thanks

What are your interests? How long do you have in Brussels? What's your budget and what are you looking for in terms of lodging?

Choose from among the options outlined here:

http://tinyurl.com/2djrnvb

and here:

www.bruxelles-tourisme.be

and here:

http://tinyurl.com/2srwm7

Hi mudcrab6

We took the hop-on-hop-off bus tour - once around the loop to get a feel for the city, and decide what we most wanted to see, then spent the rest of the time looking at those places.

If you buy your ticket one afternoon, it is valid for 24 hours, so you also have the next morning to use it as well, if this fits with your time in the city.

Be sure to hop off at Atomium - the views from the top of the structure are tremendous! Happy travels, Di

Check out the Welcome Hotel. It is right beside a metro station and walking distance to many sites

La Grand Place
Ilot Sacre
Rue du Marche-aux-Herbes - Narrow street lined w/ grand mansions over 3 C old, now protected by preservation order
Eglise Saint Nicolas
Manequin Pis & museum
Notre Dame de Bon Secours
Notre Dame aux Riches Claires
Old Port
St. Jean Baptiste au Beguinage
St. Michele et Gudule Cathedral
Magrite Museum
Art Nouveau areas - Ixells and south of Avenue Louise
Cantillon brewery
National Basilica of Sacred Heart of Koekelberg
Good photo op - 15th c Hotel Ravenstein
Good photo op of cathedral spire and city from Mont des Arts
Lower City (Ville Basse) and Upper City (Ville Haute)
Upper City (Ville Haute)
Grimbergen Abbey