Although we visited Brussels before, never had we been able to really find our way around in this capital, that so much seems to exist of many different villages simply collated together. Yes, we found the Grote Markt and yes, the many tourist shops were hard not to miss. But it took a couple of friends to take us to the second level.
We started at the rue Antoine Dansaert, one of the hippest streets of Brussels characterised by its many fashion shops, among which Stijl - a shop that carries Belgian designers such as Ann Demeulemeester and Dries Van Noten. Next, we stopped for a quick lunch at the Place Sainte Cathérine. There you find Mer du Nord, a fish shop that started an outdoor buffet - just for fun, but it rapidly turned out to be a smart move, judging the many people waiting for one of the simple yet tasty dishes such as scampis a la plancha, the soupe the poisson or the crab burger.
On we went, across the Grote Markt, to le Sablon (or Zavel in Dutch), a trendy neighbourhood with many galeries, chocolatiers and cafés. Simply stroll around, along the rue de Rollebeek, the rue des Minimes, the rue des Sablons and absorb the atmosphere.
Stranding one a few terraces and wearing our shoes down on the cobble stones, we were happy to discover that there is more to Brussels than we thought.
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