Brussels

Pros: Historical, cultural city situated close to wonderful one day side trips
Cons: The food is very expensive

Pros: Good food, better beer, fewer tourists, more friendly
Cons: 'Spensive

Even in summer, the visitor to Belgium should expect cool, rainy weather. My last trip there for business was no exception. It was July, but most days were overcast, with cool temperatures and frequent rain showers. Although going to Europe for ...

Pros: Grand Place, friendly people, beautiful buildings
Cons: Sometimes things are on the expensive side.

I am a student on hiatus, living in the Netherlands for 1 year. I recently visited Brussels for three and a half days, and I would like to share some of my experiences and impressions. Let me preface my remarks by saying that I am a budget traveler, ...

Pros: Great beer, Great food. Nice people
Cons: You would be bored after a week.

I've always wanted to go to Belgium, mostly due to the Belgians fabulous history of brewing. The British have close links with Belgium as it was designed as somewhere for the British Army to play their home fixtures (we stopped playing home in 1066) ...

Pros: Excellent location, clean, modern and great value for money.
Cons: A 15 minute walk from the nearest metro station.

My wife, daughter and I stayed at the A-XL Flathotel in late August of 2007. This is what we thought of the place: - We paid Euro 60 per night for our flat through a popular hotel booking site on the Internet. However, some sites were offering the ...

Pros: Food, drink, architecture, eccentricity
Cons: Maybe you'd feel left out if you didn't like beer....

My lovely beau turned 30 in March. I could see that this was not an easy time for him, so after I'd finished taunting, abusing and making wrinkle jokes I decided that we needed a masterplan to cheer him up. There are only 2 things guaranteed to lift the...

Pros: A variety things to do and see. Lively with great food.
Cons: The weather is unreliable and often miserable esp. in the fall and winter.

Surrounded by great European cities such as London, Paris and Amsterdam, Brussels if often overlooked on travellers’ lists as a city unnecessary and uninteresting to visit. Why nibble a waffle and purchase a box of over-priced chocolates when you can...

Pros: FOOD, Architecture, FOOD, Beer, FOOD, Chocolate, FOOD, Photo Ops, FOOD!!!
Cons: Mayo on the French Fries and the Mannekin Pis's size is a let down.

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

If there was a "Gastronomic Heaven" on earth, it would be called Brussels... But if you're looking for cheesy tourist traps, don't bother to get off the train. Brussels doesn't...

Pros: Laid back atmosphere, friendly people, great food, high standards of living.
Cons: The weather can be pretty cold and humid.

Review Topic:  Brussels is a city that needs to be explored. It is not like one of the normal tourist places where everything is offered to you at once. Instead, Brussels seems to be charm less at first glance. But if you are willing to discover...

Pros: Great for a few days; friendly atmosphere.
Cons: Unlikely to remain interesting after a week or more.

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions


The Dutch tend to feel a distinct superiority over their southern neighbors. Being half-Dutch, I felt that my August 1999 stay in Brussels would be profoundly unimpressive,...

Pros: Laid back atmosphere, friendly people, great food, high standards of living.
Cons: The weather can be pretty cold and humid.

Review Topic:  OverviewBrussels is a city that needs to be explored. It is not like one of the normal tourist places where everything is offered to you at once. Instead, Brussels seems to be charm less at first glance. But if you are willing to...

Pros: Cheap, great food.
Cons: None I know of.

Belgium is known as the country of food lovers, and I have to agree. During the several months I've stayed there, I have rarely had an average meal, and never any outright bad meal.

However, being a student at that time, I had to be very...

Pros: friendly people; excellent food; unique cultural mixture
Cons: can be dreary at times (I've only been there in the winter)

Brussels was the first place in Europe I ever visited. I landed there and spent most of my first trip to Europe there, because I had friends there to stay with. Naturally, I was spoiled by them and therefore retain an extremely positive view of...

Pros: Great chocolate and waffles
Cons: You'll be fooled into going to the Manequin Piece

To most Americans Brussels appears as a small quaint city in Belgium, but it actually is the capital. Brussels is a great vacation spot if you want to see the quintessential Europeans. Don't go to Paris, Rome, Barcelona, or Geneva, because you will just...

Pros: Wonderful history and food.
Cons: Litter and damp, humid weather.

The Belgian Adventure

I don’t know what possessed me to travel to Brussels, Belgium, but I am fairly happy that I did. I made a weekend out of Belgium and hit Brussels and Bruges. Upon entering the city, I was immediately...