BRUSSELS

Introduction:

Brussels is the capital city of Belgium and Europe. It's also the seat of several institutions of the “European Union”.

In Brussels you can find a large beautiful square, called La Grand Place de Bruxelles, the Atomium which is a building made of nine spheres and the Saint Michel Cathedral, and finally, the Royal Palace.

The country's king is Albert II and there is also Elio Di Rupo, our first minister. (Finally I have a government now:) )

It has a population of about 145,900 people. The population speaks two languages: French or Flemish. There is very good social security for everybody living in Belgium.

 

Entertainment, shopping and dining:

Brussels has two principal streets for shopping and you can see that there are also many small galleries with typical shops (chocolate-shops, jewellery etc.)

This city is an important cultural centre with its Opera, thirty theatres and cinemas.

The weather:

It is a temperate climate, the temperatures often are the same as in England. In the winter it can be very cold, rainy, although the sun shines. Sometimes there is also some snow. In the summer you can expect sun-shine and a temperature of about 30 degrees C.

Transport:

For the transport there are the Thalys connecting Brussels to Paris or the TGV (Train Grande Vitesse = high-speed train). The Eurostar connects Brussels to London.

In Belgium lots of people use trains. In Brussels you can find three big stations and many others smaller. If you want to go to many different places in the city you can take buses, the metro or tram.

If you are in a hurry there are lots of taxis but they are more expensive.

                                                                                                                           Charlotte Losseau