Brussels Redeemed

Nutmeg was last in Brussels a couple decades ago (more or less). At that time she and her friends stayed in an unrated hotel – sometimes called a “youth hostel”. It was a rainy depressing few days, the city was uninviting, the food marginal (keep in mind a student budget) and the place was filled with beggars.
So fast forward… the accommodations are not grand this time, although certainly a big step up from the hostel. The sun has shone for 2 out of 3 days and the beggars are gone. That is not to say you should not watch your pockets, just do so with the same level of caution you would apply everywhere.
Brussels fast facts:
population of over 1 million
55,000 of which are European officials
over 200 different nationalities can be found (1 in 2 people have foreign roots)
the city covers 170 sqkm (10 times the sprawl of Paris)
home to NATO and the EU
Apart from being the centre of European…
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