Day 10: Brussels

I found a really cheap bus ticket to Brussels, so I took an early morning bus there. Brussels doesn't seem to be as rich as the other cities, and there aren't as much to see. By the second day afternoon I was just sitting in my hostel waiting for my bus to Switzerland. And there are some areas in the city that aren't as nice or safe.



arriiving at the north train station



my hostel room



the Moroccan districts that are kind of dirty and dangerous... I didn't know that when I went there...



a Brussels street



Palais de Justice



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inside the Palais



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View from on top of the hill. Brussels is also a little hilly. On top of the hill is the Upper town, traditionally the richer, aristocratic area. The Lower Town is of course the poorer, worker area.



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another street



Jardin d'Egmont



Palais d'Egmond



Notre-Dame du Sablon



Place du Petit Sablon



Place du Grand Sablon, a place of upscale shops and restaurants



a street near Place du Grand Sablon



Eglise Saint-Jacques sur Coudenberg



a pretty Art Nouveau building



Palais des Congres



Musees royaux des Beaux-Arts



Palais Royal



Parc de Bruxelles



Palais de la Nation



other nice buildings in the city center



Cathedrale Sts-Michel et Gudule



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inside the cathedral, with tall Gothic ceilings



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Galeries Royales St Hubert, a roofed shopping street with brandname boutiques



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Theatre de la Monnaie



streets in the old town



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the Grand Place, with Hotel de Ville, Brussels' town hall



Manneken Pis



Notre Dame de la Chapelle right next to the hostel. I didn't like that hostel that much because there are lock outs and you can't go into the hostel during cleaning hours in the middle of the day. The admin lady wasn't that nice or helpful, and you have to pay to use the storage lockers, which eats up your money and only lets you open the locker once. It's extortion!



the streets at night