Belgian

All this talk of Belgium makes me want to go there properly. What's the weather like in October? And how does one get from Brussels to Bruges?

Sorry, I'm, err, waffling.

PJ is correct once again, Belgian league = best bit of Eurogoals, so many goals, and some of them have quality.

Belgium has provided us with some cool footballers.

What are the best bars and clubs in Brussels then? And are there any cool record shops?

I've discovered that the Darkness are playing at the Ancien Belgique - unfortunately, on the day I come back to England!

I'm going to Brussels/Bruxelles for a long weekend this fri-sun - any top tips? any bands on? any decent clubs on? any nice restaurants anyone can especially reccommend?

all assistance welcomed! ta/danke/merci/can't speak flemish...

looks like we'll be heading for the ABBox/ABClub thenn!

Do check out that record store I mentioned in this thread - the one near the Manneken Pies. You have to have an open mind, not intent to really find what you're looking for, but you will find some great records for ridicously low prices.

(Christ, my English is going down the drain due to sleep deprivation.)

"ONE YOU LOCK THE TARGET"

"...AND FOUR YOU CATCH THE MAN."

Can you believe I only recently learned the lyrics of this song? I'm such a loser. :-)

What else was weird?

Ah yes, that Front 242 reunion. DIdn't one of the guys in DeadManRay and Kiss My Jazz , Elko, play with'em?

i guess they must have been the only two decent events on that night, in the whole city. poor buggers.

Also, that weird Belgian game where you count the number of times a caged bird will sing, marking each instance with a notch on a stick.

http://www.westhoek.be/info/ned/jewaserbij/2005/mei/woumen-2905/Woumen-Vinkenzetting-04.jpg

http://www.saxgourmet.com/history/connfa~1.jpg

What negative list? I never mentioned anything bad, aside from the fact that some think it's boring. :-)

Also, that weird Belgian game where you count the number of times a caged bird will sing, marking each instance with a notch on a stick.

This isn't done in other countries? I never realized this!

Stan, am still awaiting reply from Stubru.uit. I really badly would like to attend but... I ph34r it'll be a no-go. :-(

http://www.hasselt.be//upload/pics//gratis_bussen_aa002.jpg

now, you might think that oh, its a standard belgian bus run by de lijn. but look at the departure blind - hasselt.

since hasselt has been runnning a scheme called gratis stadsbus

guess what that means! its awesome!!!!

Beer

Drugs

Small cars that look like shit and go like stink

Massive airports

Plenty highways like the "a10" the final exit of the E40 to Oostende not many ppl kno it but ppl go full out on that 22 km highway with no cops cameras or anything like that but, if youre lucky and fast enough, u can impress the chick on the train. The track stays next to the road for 5 km, plenty of time for some massive "representation" of power.

And last but not least

Drivers who KICK ASS!!! i was in germany a few weeks ago and my dad was doing about 220 kmh and i felt good in our 2001 bmw m5 with 400 horse stock v8. until maybe a pack of belgian in subis, crx's mitsu colts, peugeuot 406's and various other car including lancia delta integrales and Rover turbo's. We tried but we could not keep up at 296kmh and over, CHAPEAU, HAT OFF

BELGIAN RESPECT!!!

compensating for *small feet*? rofl

I'm trying to find a cheap room to let and I'm emailing a woman about one in Etterbeek near the Petillon metro station. Does anyone know anything about that area?

So what are you going to do in Brussels for three months? :-)

Does the Brussels metro stay open late, do you know?

In case it doesn't work: about 5AM to about midnight. It's on line 1A, which is one of the biggest lines in Brussels.

(Annoyingly, that MIVB site is only in French and Dutch.)

I am so excited!

http://www.stib.irisnet.be/artKunst/images-groot/petillon.JPG

:-)

(I don't know much about Brussels, to be honest. I can find the Ancienne Belgique by car, but one roadblock and I'm lost. So I'm afraid I can't help you with the region around Etterbeek.) (I'll gladly google stuff for you, so ask away anyway)

This thread makes me want to go to Belgium right now.

Was looking for restaurant and stuff to do ideas for my son and his girlfriend who are visiting shortly