BrusselsPictures.comBrusselsPictures.comAfter thousands of pictures taken in and around the city I finally decided to open my website dedicated to anyone from tourists that wish to know more about the major attractions of the city to the long time resident that wants to rediscover Brussels Articles
Le Roi des Belges
2008-06-04 09:01:00 Strategically located right in the trendy place Saint Géry Le Roi des Belges is a popular laid back atmosphere café with a nice terrace and some good background music. Calm during the daytime it gets quite busy and packed at night sometimes featuring a DJ. The menu offers a mix of good but simple ...
Cook & Book
2008-05-30 00:28:00 Cook & Book is an amazing new concept of nine very classy bookshops all grouped together where each runs its own specific theme. The novelty is that they are at the same time restaurants where one could come for a simple drink or enjoy a full meal while browsing for his favorite books. There are ... More About: Cook , Cook Book
stoemp avec saucisse
2008-05-27 11:57:00 Stoemp avec saucisse or in English Stoemp with sausages is a Traditional Belgian dish made of mashed potato mixed with vegetables (the Stoemp portion) and served in this case with Belgian sausages. Quite a few different variations exist as it could be served with many kids of meat: Chicken, Duck, Rabbit, Carbonnade, steak, Pork cutlet ...
Brussels Jazz Marathon 2008
2008-05-26 19:30:00 The Brussels Jazz Marathon 2008 just ended this week-end for its 13th consecutive edition. 125 concerts were spread out from Friday to Sunday through outdoor stages for the biggest venues and the remaining larger portion indoors of around 50 bars, pubs and cafés of Brussels. And best of All it’s once again 100% FREE… ...
Cafe Metropole
2008-05-23 17:34:00 The Café Metropole is the bar and restaurant of the prestigious Hotel of the same name. Superbly decorated it is the last 19th century French Renaissance-style Hotel to have survived in Brussels. The magnificent terrace is heated during the winter but it’s inside that you can really experience the luxurious decor. Location: View Larger Map The entrance of ... More About: Cafe
Pavillon du Bonheur Provisoire
2008-05-22 12:22:00 The Pavillon du Bonheur Provisoire is 600 meters cube temporary building that’s entirely made out of empty Jupiler cases of beer, 33 000 to be exact. The Pavilion of Temporary Happiness is an extension of the Atomium’s Expo 58 and holds an exhibition about the history of the World?s Fairs. To complete this giant ...
Atomium Expo 58
2008-05-21 19:36:00 On April 17th 1958, under a grey sky, Expo 58 opens its doors to visitors for a period of six months. By staging this prestigious exhibition, Belgium wants to show its know-how in such varied fields as atomic energy, metallurgy, urbanism and transport. The Atomium, spectacular symbol of the atomic age is the sole survivor ... More About: Architecture
Quick et Flupke
2008-05-20 05:26:00 The Quick & Flupke mural is located at 195 Rue Haute, 1000 Brussels. Quick et Flupke is another comic strip created by famous writer Hergé about two young boy and their adventures in the streets of Brussels. The two kids always seem to inadvertently wreak havoc and perpetually get into trouble with the neighborhood and ...
A l?Imaige Nostre-Dame
2008-05-18 14:14:00 Like most well kept secrets A l’Imaige Nostre-Dame is not easy to find and one would need to be really lucky to simply stumble into it. Located at the end of a long and narrow alleyway it is one of the oldest cafés of Brussels. Having a unique and authentic feeling to it, this pub ...
Parc de Woluwe
2008-05-16 20:41:00 Remarkably well preserved the 186 acres strong Parc de Woluwe is a bowl of fresh air just 10 minutes outside of the city center. The Woluwe Park was Built between 1895 and 1899 by a Frenchman named Laîné under the orders of King Leopold II who had envisioned an English style park made out of ...
fete de l?Iris hosted by Piknik Elektronik
2008-05-16 01:46:00 Another Cool event nearby the main concert stage was the Piknik Elektronik at Place Du Musée (just next to the Mont des Arts) which featured from noon until 22:00 a set of DJ’s playing electronic music. All this was setup around 800 square meters of green grass lawn recreating a park/festival rave atmosphere. Location: View Larger ... More About: Iris , Hosted
Fete de l?Iris Abba Mania concert
2008-05-15 23:45:00 The main concert of the 11th of Mai at the Fête de l’Iris featured at 20:00 ABBA Mania . This band created in 1999 has been one of the most successful ABBA cover band to date playing 18 consecutive weeks at London ’s West End Theatre. Famous around the globe they have to date traveled as ... More About: Concert , Abba
Fete de l?Iris Abbey Road concert
2008-05-15 21:59:00 The first of the two main acts on the free concerts of the Fête de l?Iris started at 18:00 on the 11th of Mai with the Belgian Beatles tribute band Abbey Road setup again right next to the Royal Palace of Brussels. Formed in 1987 the band made of Yves Laloux, Alain Pire, Dimitri Deboutte ... More About: Concert
Fete de l?Iris Ozark Henry concert
2008-05-11 14:54:00 The third part and main act of the Fête de l?Iris on the 10 of Mai was featuring the band Ozark Henry performing at 22:00. Involved through his life in several bands Piet Goddaer really gained recognition and celebrity when his Ozark Henry solo act which his 4th and latest album was released in 1999. Here ... More About: Concert
bridge between the higher and lower town of Brussels
2008-05-04 12:47:00 The bridge leading to the Poelaert elevator which separates the higher and lower town of Brussels where the Maroles are. Picture is taken from 85 rue des Minimes, 1000 Brussels. Location: View Larger Map The building seen in the back of the bridge is the Law Courts of Brussels. More About: Town , Lower , Bridge , Higher
The Poechenellekelder
2008-04-20 20:05:00 Just a stone’s throw from the Manneken piss on the corner is where you will find the Poechenellekelder café, or just nicknamed “Poech” for the regulars. This typical Brussels pub with its phenomenal interior decor is one of the most lively in the center during the day and has varied clientele where the locals don’t hesitate to share with the tourists for a chat. Location: View Larger Map View from the exterior A look from the 1st room near the entrance You get a feel of rich decor and special atmosphere as soon you enter Approaching the main room near the bar section Probably the best spot to enjoy the densely packed interior decoration with its puppets, trumpets, crossbows, beer crates hanging from everywhere. Seated and awaiting a drink and a view of the bar itself Downstairs section where they seem to have puppet shows Other side Final decision ater a while looking at the menu was Trappist Achel to drink The View of the way out
Tintin and Captain Haddock mural
2008-04-18 15:47:00 The Tintin and Captain Haddock mural located at 37 rue de l’Étuve. The Adventures of Tintin written by Hergé is most certainly the most popular series of comic books that have ever came out of Belgium. The 23 albums written between 1929 and 1983 have sold over 200 million copies worldwide and been published in 50+ languages making it one of the most read of the 20th Century. The comic books feature the adventures of the Globetrotter reporter Tintin and his dog Snowny. Location: View Larger Map The Adventures of Tintin mural is located on the street going from the Grand place to the Manneken pis statue. More About: Mural
La Rose Blanche
2008-04-14 17:54:00 La Rose Blanche is a bar restaurant located inside a lovely 17th Century Flemish style building right on the famous Grand Place of Brussels. Hungry for a Duck à la Chouffe, Lamb Filet à la Grimbergen, Salmon à la Faro, Rabbit à la Kriek,… If the prospects of a good meal with served with a ...
Belgian chocolate
2008-03-30 16:05:00 La Belgique Gourmande located on rue de la Colline (the street leading to the Grand place) is just one of the two thousands stores in the country selling chocolate. Wherever you may be in Brussels or Belgium you can be certain never to be far from one. Export numbers for these much in demand truffles and pralines amount around 200 000 tons yearly alone. PS: We do eat a lot of them ourselves as well Handmade Belgian chocolate store Close up on the pralines and truffles Various kinds of chocolates A Fountain of melted chocolate is seen just under the store sign More About: Chocolate
Art nouveau 8 Rue Faider
2008-03-19 08:28:00 Located at 8 Rue Faider, 1050 Brussels is this Art Nouveau style privately owned house that was built for a photographer by Architect Albert Roosenboom (1871-1941) in 1900. The artist let his imagination run free with the flamboyant facade with its ironwork ornament balcony and Sgraffito of a languishing women surrounding the top window. Student of Victor Horta his influences can be noticed. facade at 8 Rue Faider Armand Van Waesberghe’s Sgraffito of a pre-Raphaelite women
A la Bécasse café
2008-03-09 13:30:00 la Bécasse which first opened in 1877 is another typical cosy old style tavern of Brussels with its interior gorgeously all made out of wood. Once seated friendly waiters dressed in their traditional monastic style costume made of black and white will promptly bring you the impressive beer menu. They are renowned for their Lambic ...
Mitraillette hamburger frites
2008-03-07 21:15:00 The Mitraillette is a typical Belgian fast food snack that is serve in just about anyone of the small fries vending shops or restaurant commonly called friterie in French or Fritkot in Dutch. It’s composed of half a baguette with inside some form of meat (there are countless variations such as sausages, pita, fish, chicken,..) ...
La Cure Gourmande
2008-03-07 03:28:00 La cure gourmande is candy store where they sell a wide variety of home made sweets. First opened in 1989 their initial idea was to reintroduce the good old ancient traditional products that were popular a hundred or so years ago. They have since branched out around 25 stores around France and Belgium and now ... More About: Cure
Fountain tour du midi
2008-03-05 16:35:00 The Tour du Midi fountain is located on Avenue Paul Henri Spaak just at the base of this impressive building. I haven’t been able to find any information about this fountain. If anyone does know something please do leave a comment I’ll be glad to add it with the proper credits. addthis_url ... More About: Fountain
Roi d?Espagne dome and statues
2008-03-04 18:16:00 Here are some details of the statues on the roof and dome of the Roi d’Espagne café in the Grand Place of Brussels. Location is hard to miss since it’s right in the historical center of the city. The statue on top of the dome is a gilded weather vane representing Fame Being originally an old bakers ... More About: Statues , Dome
Bob et Bobette mural
2008-03-03 15:17:00 The Spike and Suzy mural (known from it’s original Flemish version as Suske en Wiske or Bob et Bobette in French) can be found at the corner of rue du Canal and rue de Laeken. This comic strip created by Willy Vandersteen (1913-1990) became popular just after World War II when it started to be ... More About: Mural
Gare Schaerbeek
2008-03-02 17:55:00 The Schaarbeek train station is a splendid work of architecture that was built in a Flemish Neo-Renaissance style between 1864 and 1913. Once an important international railway station it now serves but a few small regional routes and gives basic service for commuters during peak hours for getting in and out of Brussels. The access ...
Maison de la Bellone
2008-03-01 21:10:00 The prestigious Maison de la Bellone or “la maison de derrière” as they used call it in Brussels (translated into the “house at the back”) cannot be seen from the street. It can be found in a inner courtyard located at 46 rue de Flandre where it’s protected from the elements under a glass roofing. ...
Art nouveau 92 rue Africaine
2008-02-29 18:29:00 Located At 92 rue Africaine is a privately owned house that was built in 1903 according to the plans of Architect De Lestré de Fabribeckers. Yet another example of the Art Nouveau Era in Brussels. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brusselspictures.com%2F 2008%2F02%2F29%2Fart-nouveau-92-rue-afric aine%2F'; addthis_title = 'Art+nouveau+92+rue+Africaine'; addthis_pub = '';
Westmalle Trappist beer
More articles from this author:2008-02-28 16:42:00 For more than 200 years now the monks in the Abbey of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in Westmalle have been brewing the famous Westmalle Triple beer. With a high alcohol content of 9% combined with a good mix of hops and malt it is absolutely a delight to drink. Once poured it ... More About: Beer 1, 2, 3 |
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