Expat holiday shopping? DONE!
Looks like a fantastic gift for yourself or the Belgaphile in your life is about to be released: 100 Belgian Icons is a new book about the place many of […]
Feeling horny? Get yourself to the Musical Instrument Museum
One of the sexiest sax (saxiest?) exhibits in the world can be found in Brussels at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM). With the inventor of the saxophone, Adolphe Sax, having […]
Mini-Europe to close its doors at the end of 2020
Say it ain’t so! Mini-Europe’s management has announced that the tourist park will close on December 31st of this year. The company cites the impact of the corona crisis and […]
Brussels to Barcelona in eight hours: Proposal to relaunch Trans-Europe Express
For many of us, our Belgian youth seemed to be awash in acronyms and initialisms. One that stands out was TEE. This just in from The Bulletin: German federal transport […]
Meet the only person who can dress the Manneken Pis
It’s 9 o’clock on a Saturday morning at the corner of Rue de l’Étuve and Rue de Chêne where the legendary statue of the Manneken Pis stands. While the rest […]
Abbey Ruins Get Better With Age
If you’ve never been or, if it’s been awhile, you really need to make Villers-la-Ville a priority. Sure, everyone you have ever met in your life that has visited Belgium […]
Solstice phenomenon admired at Laeken Cemetery
Several dozen people lined up on the Summer solstice to get a peek at a phenomenon that happens just once a year in the historical Laeken Cemetery. Right about noon […]
8 ways to discover Victor Horta’s genius in Brussels
The Belgian architect Victor Horta transformed Brussels in the 1890s and early 20th century with his sublime Art Nouveau style. The city is marking the 70th anniversary of his death […]
Beyond the Château 