Bustling Brussels

brussels is unlike the average capital cities of european countries. having come from london and paris, my jaw dropped when i first entered brussels. it is spectacularly ugly! But the locals love it; well.. if they don't, they still live with it. Dun get me wrong, I honestly dun hate brussels and have totally enjoyed it but with regards to photography and the various mismatched adjacent buildings, mmmm...

i must say brusseleirs are also an interesting bunch of people. they speak a wide range of languages and frankly, i couldn't quite work out what language they speak when i first arrived. interestingly, i found out the answer to this was when i was asking for directions. this particular brusseleir told me that he speaks english, french, flemish and dutch. impressive hey? what i didn't know was that most brusseleirs mix their languages when they talk. i wasn't aware this language cocktail was going on in europe! i thought it only existed in singapore/malaysia. well.. i'm wrong.

another quirky thing about brussels is to do with the local beer aka Gueuze beer. they are really sour! u might be in a for treat if u think it isn't that bad. Gueuze gets it unique sour taste from bacteria that only exist in and around brussels. come to think of it, do u reckon i'd still have those unique bacteria colonizing me somewhere since I've travelled to brussels?

The Atomium
Structure of the element iron (Fe) !

Brussels Expo

Grand Place - Grote Markt

Grand Place - Grote Markt