Breakfast at the hotel

A full breakfast before we explore Brussels.

The lobby

Taking the metro back to hotel

The shops were still open when we walked the metro station.

Reached the station at 11.09 pm

The zebra at Sam's Cafe

(which we saw every day)

Grand Place Lights Up

The Grand Place lights up at 10.00 pm in summer.

Admiring the grandeur of the Grand Place

Mussels in Brussels

Moules et Frites is a popular main dish of mussels and fries. It is the national dish of Belgium.

A full pot of mussels. Devoured.

Dinner at Brussels Brasserie

We had dinner here in front of the square while waiting for the sun to set.

A mixed set in smaller glasses enable customers to try different beer

I had a burger

  

They all had mussels for dinner

Grand Place

This square offers the finest example of Belgium's 17th century architecture and is a World Heritage Site. The earlier buildings here were destroyed by the French and were rebuilt.

Le Renard and others

Maison du Roi

Le Etoile and others

Hotel de Ville

La Maison des Ducs de Brarant

Le Pigeon and others

We reached here at 8.50 pm and it was still bright. We decided to have our dinner here while waiting for the sun to set.

Stockel Station

This is the eastern  terminal station of Line 1. Tintin murals are on both sides of the platform walls. There are 140 characters here from The Adventures of Tintin. The sketches here were made by the artist himself just before his death.

Taking the train back

Gare du Midi

We wanted to see the Grand Place at night. Since the sun sets late during summer, we decided to go to Stockel Station first and then to the Grand Place.

Buying the 24-hour metro ticket

This ticket entitles you to unlimited rides on the metro for 24 hours

Line 6

Changed at Arts-Loi

Line 1 to Stockel