The Broussaille mural can be found at 41 Rue du Marché au Charbon beside the Plattesteen café. A homage to the work of Frank Pé known for his Zoo and Broussaille comic strip albums. This street is also a very lively area of Brussels at night recommended for its cafés and bars all along it.
This Ric Hochet comic stip mural is found at 9 Rue du bon Secours in Brussels. Its a homage to the work of Gilbert Gascard known under the pseudonym of Tibet who published with André-Paul Duchâteau 80 Ric Hochet albums since 1963.
The Cirio Café is quite an institution in Brussels. Opened in 1886 it kept all the glory of its original Art Nouveau decor and as you enter the feeling of a place frozen in time is what first comes to mind. I doubt little has really changed since its opening. Sure worth a visit if you are looking for a place to have a drink in one of the few authentic style pubs remaining. Located on the right side of the stock exchange right in the heart of the city.
On the outside
First view from the entrance
I found my way to an empty seat in the middle section
After a short wait my Maes beer finally arrived
The back of the café
The Charles Karel Buls statue is found at the Agora Square right next to the rue du marché aux herbes. It’s a memorial in the honor of Charles Buls who was mayor of Brussels from 1881 until 1899. He is remembered most of all today for his fight to vote laws to preserve and fund the restoration some of the best known jewels of the city like the Grand Place that are now considered a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Gare de Bruxelles Central, or in English the Brussels Central train station was opened in 1952. Initially designed by the famous Belgian architect Victor Horta it was Maxime Brunfaut who finished it according to his plans after he died in 1947. With 140 000 daily passengers it is the busiest of all railway stations in Brussels.
Just in front of the main entrance
view from the inside
ticket office and schedules for departures
Walking down to a lower level
Here at the lowest level where the trains are
The train station has six tracks
The walk from the train station to the Brussels central subway station
