Brussels...?

Question

I'm thinking of studying in Brussels for a semester...Tell me what you know and think about this city ( PLS no answers like: it's the capital of europe..good beer..etc! that much i know!)

Is the french they speak there the same as france's french?
What are Brussels' citizens like?
Are all the girls blondes?
Are there nice parks?
How are the museums?
Is their royal family as crazy as the british royal family?
Are there lots of concerts or rock shows with famous bands?
Is it cheap to fly from there to other European major cities?
What do u have to say about the Solvay Business School?

Answer 1

Even if there is blond and brown beers, no , all the girls aren't blond!
Even in Northern countries, they aren't.
Nice museum, Modern, ancient arts.And archaeological too.... In fact so many that it is not really possible to say...
Even a movies museum!
A worldwide renewed opera house, nice to visit if you don't like the music.
A very large concert hall for all kind of rock and roll... and all kind of other smaller venues to enjoy it...
Brussels is also renewed for Indie rock, jazz festivals and so on...
On architecture, well kept Art Nouveau, Bauhaus and old Flemish styles houses...
Some of the Belgian expressions in French do make the Frenchies smile, however we understand each other, no problem...
Ryannair is very much in Belgian, so cheap flying is possible and I think they are special rail passes (European ones)...
O! Solvay?! I see... I will check and tell you later...
Do you really mind about the Royal family?
And there is a forest called the forest de Soignes which is of course a bit out of the centre...
Parks? Of course!
Gardens too...
And even a little wood called Bois de la Cambre...
Look, it is far easier when you ask questions!

Answer 2

Is the french they speak there the same as france's french? it's close but not exactly the same. some different expressions and such are used
What are Brussels' citizens like? a wide cultural mix
Are all the girls blondes? definitely not
Are there nice parks? yes
How are the museums? very many and different. For museums also check out Antwerp, Gent.
Is their royal family as crazy as the british royal family? not quite
Are there lots of concerts or rock shows with famous bands? yes
Is it cheap to fly from there to other European major cities? for cheap flights it's best to use Brussels South Airport (Charleroi)
What do u have to say about the Solvay Business School? no personal experience. Info on: http://www.solvay.edu/

Answer 3

Is the french they speak there the same as france's french? -- Very close.

What are Brussels' citizens like? -- Mostly friendly. I found them helpful with directions!

Are all the girls blondes? -- Definitely not.

Are there nice parks? -- It's very pretty. Especially at night.

How are the museums? -- I can't help you out there, but the architecture is great!

Are there lots of concerts or rock shows with famous bands? -- My friend saw String Cheese Incident there.

Is it cheap to fly from there to other European major cities? -- there are a few cheap inter-continental airlines, but you're better off to take the EuroRail. Before you go there, buy a EuroRail pass on-line because they're much cheaper to buy in the US than in Europe.

I was only there for a weekend, but some things I learned were: they also officially speak Dutch (but not very many ppl really do), it's easy to get to nearby Bruges which is a gorgeous city with a decent nightlife, it's small enough to walk everywhere, and the trains are easy to navigate.

Answer 4

Brussels is a enormously cool city actualy (opposite to conventional perception!). super foodstuff (obvioulsy the Mussels are spectacular) and a few somewhat intense high quality bars. The Euro park is worth a flow to for the time of the day. A would desire to although, is chilling out interior the Grand place observing the international flow by ability of. community beer is super - verify out the bar decrease than - curiously between the wonderful bars interior the international