Bruxelles is not very exciting.

What can I say about Bruxelles? We visited Bruxelles after visiting Paris and there is simply no comparison. But that’s to be expected right? I don’t know of many cities that can be compared with Paris in terms of tourist attractions. Well, Bruxelles is on the other side of the spectrum when compared to Paris…it lacks tourist attractions. It’s true that you have what to see in a couple of days but if you’re trying to stay more than two days in Bruxelles as a tourist you’ll probably be very bored.

Main tourist attractions in Bruxelles, Belgium

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• Grand Place
• Atomium
• Mini Europe
• Parc du Cinquantenaire
• Cathedral de Saint Michel
• Make sure you eat a “goffre”…which is a freshly made waffle
• Ok…take a tour of the European Parliament building
• Make sure you take a day trip to Bruges…it’s just one hour away.

Our travel experience in Bruxelles…was not that great

First day in Bruxelles, we start touring the city. Our relatives indicated how we should find Grand Place and off we went. This is a busy and noisy city! The architecture is horrible because they’ve mixed old buildings with the new high rises resulting in a mix that is very hard on the eyes. After weaving through some narrow streets and going in the wrong direction a few times we finally made it. While not as exciting as the palaces we have just seen in Paris, Grand Place is still a great site.

Grand Place in Bruxelles, Belgium is full of people all the time.
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Bruxelles is at the heart of European politics

Then we headed to visit the European Parliament building and we were somewhat disappointed because they didn’t really let us see much. Just a glimpse of the large room, the hallway and an elevator. Good thing it was free!

The Euro was born and lives here in Bruxelles, Belgium.
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A tourist’s conclusion about Bruxelles, Belgium

We ended the day by strolling through a couple of parks. Parc du Cinquantenaire was pretty nice and we enjoyed walking the narrow paths under the trees that were slowly shedding their leaves. We liked the parks but we were overall disappointed by the city…but again that’s just us.

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| January 18, 2008 | Posted in Belgium, Destination Guides, Most Popular |