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fingertrouble ([personal profile] fingertrouble) wrote2008-12-10 11:59 am
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To Brussels With Love

I'm going to be in Brussels from tommorow and am looking for recommendations for what to see. I've never been.

So apart from the Rue Manchester (if I can find the old Le Disques Crepuscule cafe and offices) and pissing boy, what to do? Will also be in Bruges on Saturday.
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[identity profile] tga.livejournal.com 2008-12-10 12:04 pm (UTC)(link)
You're not coming down for my birthday?

[identity profile] gorkabear.livejournal.com 2008-12-10 12:33 pm (UTC)(link)
There's the Grand Place, to walk around (it's nice indeed), find the Manekken pis statue (it's small) and, ASBOLUTELY, you must eat a "mitraillette". It's a half baguette filled with watever cheap meat they have, then a portion of chips on it and some weird sauce - dare to try. It's also cheap. The best fritkot is near La Bourse

[identity profile] holy13nation.livejournal.com 2008-12-10 01:13 pm (UTC)(link)
What time does your birthday start?
I have my supervisors Xmas do up the Essex Road from 7:30pm...but could try to pop my head round the door before...or after...(forgot about this when we spoke).

[identity profile] tga.livejournal.com 2008-12-10 01:35 pm (UTC)(link)
No, it;'s cool. It starts at 7pm actually but we will be there till the end I should imagine. Text me if you are going to come down.

[identity profile] holy13nation.livejournal.com 2008-12-10 02:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Which pub again? Teh bog Wetherspoons?

[identity profile] holy13nation.livejournal.com 2008-12-10 02:52 pm (UTC)(link)
er...'big' Wetherspoons.

Though 'bog' works for some of them...

[identity profile] tga.livejournal.com 2008-12-10 03:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Cittie of York on Hight Holborn.

[identity profile] timbearcub.livejournal.com 2008-12-10 03:56 pm (UTC)(link)
When/where is it? I've not actually seen/had an invite? :-(

Oh it was on Facebook, I remember now. Gah. I hate Facebook events as I never go near FB that often...LJ is much more likely for me to remember...

If I'm in Brussels, then the answer obviously is 'no' - coming back this Sunday. Was do this or not go away at all til spring/summer next year...and I'm getting so bored of London, need to get away for a bit.

[identity profile] timbearcub.livejournal.com 2008-12-10 03:57 pm (UTC)(link)
sounds good...apart from the sauce. Almost guaranteed to be something I don't like. Sauces and me are like that.

Fritkot?

[identity profile] tga.livejournal.com 2008-12-10 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Right ok. Well, you have a good time away.

[identity profile] timbearcub.livejournal.com 2008-12-10 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks - sorry I forgot it was the same weekend...:-( I would've liked to have gone but going Thursday and coming back Sat with John working Thurs and Fri wouldn't really have worked...

Have a good birthday anyways...

[identity profile] gorkabear.livejournal.com 2008-12-10 07:27 pm (UTC)(link)
It's the local word for "chips kiosk"

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