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                <title>Using your Eurostar ticket to the full in Brussels</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Remember your Brussels Eurostar ticket covers same day onward travel to all stations in Belgium. This includes Brussels Central Station, so you can use it instead of the Metro to get across town from Midi station to your hotel or meeting near Brussels Central.]]></description>
                
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                <title>La Mort Subite</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[My tip is to visit the bar La Mort Subite on rue Montagne-aux-Herbes Potagères 7.  <br><br>This bar has a superb selection of beers, which are reasonably priced, and is frequented by locals rather than being a typical tourist trap.  <br><br>The atmosphere is friendly and relaxed and it's an ideal place to meet up with friends for a good natter.  <br><br>If that isn't enough, last time I went there an opera singer started to sing, with the whole bar joining in.  Beer, opera and conversation -  perfect!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Avenue Louisa</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[After relaxing on your short, swift ride to Brussels, stay close to the sweeping Avenue Louisa, just a tram or metro ride from the Eurostar Terminus and a short walk from the busy heart of Brussels. <br><br>The area has many attractive shops and boutiques - they really know how to dress and window dress! Tucked off the side streets of the Elsene quarter are lively markets, galleries and tree lined squares for coffee and finding unique gifts. <br><br>At the far end of Avenue Louisa  are grand villas and gardens, lush parks and gardens of Terkamerenbos.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Le Cirio</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Take your first drink - a coffee or a trappsit beer at the magnificent art nouveau Le Cirio just around the corner from the Bourse metro ( 4 stops from the Gare du Midi).<br><br>Have your last drink at Au Laboureur close to the Gare du Midi. <br><br>And in between use the CAMRA Good Beer Guide to Belgium by Tim Webb to find your way round Brussels.]]></description>
                
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                <title>No car day in September</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Go to Brussels the third weekend of September for no car day.  The entire city is car free.  <br><br>In the morning, rent a bike from Pro-velo at Place Londres, or from one of the many bike rental stands around the city, and see the sights at your leisure. <br><br>Don’t miss the great art nouveau architecture in the commune of Schaerbaek.  Later in the evening, avoid the crowds and jump on tram 92 to Place St. Job to enjoy Michelin star cuisine at Le Passage at very reasonable prices.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Take the art nouveau walk</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Take a walking tour of the beautiful art nouveau buildings - not only will you discover stunning architecture, but also different quarters of the city that are off the main tourist trail. The tourist office supplies details of the walk.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Diplomatic and cheap</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Go on a weekend and stay in luxury cheaply as the posh hotels where the diplomats stay during the week are empty (and the parliament is only a short walk to town).]]></description>
                
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                <title>Manneken-Pis' sister</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The famous pissing boy statue is not the only one in Brussels. Just down the alley from the Manneken-Pis is a statue of a girl engaged in a similar act - however it is hidden behind bars and not so celebrated as the boy.]]></description>
                
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                <title>La Demence</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[For gay/bisexual men check out La Demence, Rue Blaes, Bruxelles. It is like nothing else you've seen.  The biggest club venue in Brussels is transformed into a dance and pleasure factory with guys of all types flooding in from the Benelux, France, Germany the UK, USA and further afield.  <br><br>Two huge dance floors heave with glistening muscles whilst the two darkened floors upstairs heave with an altogether raunchier activity.  <br><br>This is definitely not what I had expected from Brussels. The club is only a short walk from the Eurostar terminus or a short taxi ride to the four and five-star hotels which offer excellent value.]]></description>
                
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