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Don’t bother with the slightly eccentric and haphazard metro system – just walk. Central Brussels is small enough to potter round in a day.

Aim for the splendid Place du Grand Sablon (where you can get the best chocolates in the world) then head downhill to La Bourse and Grand Place and west into the trendy St. Catherine and St. Géry areas.

Make sure you take in plenty of good food and drink along with the stunning Art Nouveau and Art Deco buildings that populate so many streets.

The best thing about Bruxelles/Brussel and the bilingual-Belgians is that they know all this; they just don’t go shouting it from every corner of the Grand Place.

I can heartily recommend buying the finest cheeses, meats and bread, beer and chocolates from the above areas, getting back on the Eurostar and turning all the other passengers green with envy as you tuck-in. Brussels is nearer than Paris too!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16109 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16072
A stroll in the expansive grounds of the Royal Museum for Central Africa is a joy in any season. You could describe a visit as quirky but it does give you a snapshot of Belgium's colonial past albeit from one side.

Then either continue by bus to the historic university town of Leuven or relax in a Tervuren bar or restaurant before catching the number 44 tram back to Montgomery where you connect with the Brussel's underground system.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16072 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16065
After you’ve eaten it there’s then a great opportunity for a post-prandial walk around the more interesting bits of Ixelles.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16065 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13531
The landlady, Caroline, was a very caring hostess and made our weekend perfect.

The prices are a real bargain.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13531 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8392
The entrance fee for Maison Autrique is 5€. Closed on Mondays, Tuesdays and bank holidays.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8392 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8821 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8821 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3816 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3816