Welcome to Episode 5 of the Curious Pavel Podcast Sessions: A podcast about Brussels! In this episode I am having a chat with Anna who is trying to convince me to go back to Brussels. After visiting the city few years ago I wasn’t charmed but Anna did her best! We talked about food, travels, beer soups, diamonds and chocolate! 💎 Listen (or watch) to see if Anna managed to convince me to give Brussels another go…
About Anna:
Anna is an Italian tour guide, geographer, passionate traveller who loves meeting people from around the world. After travelling and living in Australia, New Zealand and UK for a while, Anna settled down and started a family in Belgium. “I can guarantee it now… Belgium is not only beer, chocolate and fries! Come and discover it with me!“
Places to visit (apart from the main cities):
- Flanders countryside around Brussels (Merchtem, Brussegem, Mollem, Opwijk)
- Durbuy, Ardennes (mountains), La Roche, Bastogne, Waterloo
- Lots of festivals in summertime (Jazz Festival in Brussels, Tomorrowland, Pukkelpop, Ghent Festivities – to name a few)
- Typical food: stoofvlees/carbonnade (beef stew cooked with beer), Vol Au Vent (puff pastry, in Flanders it’s filled with chicken, meatballs and mushroom sauce), Brussels sprouts, witlof (white chicory)
- Some of the typical beers in Belgium: Gueuze (lambics, sour, typical from Brussels area), Trappists (such as Chimay, Orval, Westmalle), Pilsner (such as Maes, Jupiler or Stella Artois)
- In Brussels: the Art Nouveau architecture style, and the comic strip! You can find murals all over the city!
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Michael Gask
July 29, 2020 at 19:12I’m pleased you’re willing to give Brussels another go, Pavel. Another great episode. Always interesting, whether you know anything about the region or not! Cheers.
Pavel
July 30, 2020 at 01:00There’s always something new to learn 🦝😍