Greetings, /trv/I'll be in Brussels in October.Interested to know about:>tourism recommendations for an intelligent, professional gentleman unconcerned about budget that appreciates history, culture and the arts>dive bars where drinking 8-10 beers isn't unusual behaviour>getting from Charleroi airport to Brussels proper>areas with a hazardous level of diversity that need to be avoidedAll advice appreciated, boys.
>and yes I do unironically take travel advice from 4chan, how could you tell?
>>2821381>intelligentok once you are done sniffing your own farts you can go and sniff eurocrat farts instead. you can go into the eu parliament if you show your passport, you may have to book online but i just showed up, waved my brexit passport and got let in. there you can look around the public areas listening to the audio tour explain how the eu is saving the world by passing environmental and diversity legislation. they also have a museum nearby which gives a generalistic history of europe and how superior the eu and cooperation and how evil nazis are and all that shit is that you already know, via some retarded location based ipad thing that barely worked correctly and i had to keep backtracking rooms on but im sure it looked good on paper to the politicians tasked with creating that place. the entrance to the museum is opposite where this photo was taken. of course you recognise more than just einstein, right?>unconcerned about budgetfuck your money, the above is all free cause the eu taxpayer paid for it 100x over already
>>2821396i forgot the photo
I recommend trying their famous sprouts
>>2821381>tourism recommendations for an intelligent, professional gentleman unconcerned about budget that appreciates history, culture and the artsKEKIf you really appreciate history, culture and the arts then why are you going to one of the ugliest and most soulless capitals in Europe?Are you completely unaware of Brusselization?You can go see the Manneken Pis and... that's it really. Kek
>>2821492ah Manneken Pis. A tiny statue in a small corner, filled to the brim with people taking selfies and surrounded by tat shops.I was just generally disappointed in Brussels. I guess you could do one of the Asterix/Tintin tours or shop in that arcade of insanely expensive chocolate stores but it I just found it a pretty boring place. Hop on the train to Bruges instead.
>>2821396>i just showed up, waved my brexit passport and got let inYep, that's what we voted for. Based.>>2821492>If you really appreciate history, culture and the arts then why are you going to one of the ugliest and most soulless capitals in Europe?Because one of my mates who lives a long way away has a work trip scheduled for Brussels.>Are you completely unaware of Brusselization?Yes, pic related
>>2821414please explain>Verification not requried
Have you asked ChatGPT?
>>2821381Parc du Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark and the royal museums around it were worth seeing. I could've spent an entire day there, but sadly my travel partners lacked the patience for that."Washington D.C, Euro-flavor" is accurate description, perhaps uncomfortably so for those who take pride in the differences.
Go to Ghent and Bruges instead.
>>2821666Stayed in Ghent, beautiful town, has a neat christmas market too (complete with a bar full of schoolkids getting drunk)
>>2821414It's a type of small cabbage-like vegetable that is an acquired taste, notoriously hated by children but pretty healthy, I like them with butter.I definitely recommend trying carbonnade flamande, one of the best meal I've ever had, I went at Cave du Roy in Grand Place, it had reasonable prices.You can also get fries cooked in beef tallow at food stands for cheap, it's pretty neat.
>>2821532thanks anon>>2821666>>2821711checkedI hear good things about Ghent but it'll have to be next time
>>2821811Thanks for this too. I'll seek some sprouts out there now for sure. And those fries cooked in beef tallow sound pretty decadent but also pretty good.Cheers.
It was a while ago, but stayed in a hotel on the Place du Jeu de Balle in Marollen and it was pretty good. Interesting flea market in the morning and the cafes around the square were filled with people eating and drinking and having a good time. Some interesting bars and cafes in the area, and iirc, there was a divey place across the square that at night was filled with degenerates pounding Jupiler.But yeah, as other anons have said, Ghent is a much cozier place to stay. Really liked that city.
