Brussels is an acquired taste. My first several visits (a million years ago!) were positive but not with much depth or understanding. When I lived in Brussels more recently, I was fortunate to live with someone who likes it and knows the city well - and I am guessing that had a strong influence on my feeling towards the city - :)
That's interesting. I've moved a lot, having grown up in a military family, attended several universities and worked in different parts of the country. I always said it takes 3 years to get comfortable in a new city and 5 years for it to start to feel like home. We didn't dislike Brussels at all, on the contrary, we enjoyed our visit thoroughly!
That first photo with the dogs looks like some kind of mist or apparition (with a smiling dog face?) is clouding over the little table... (I watch too many paranormal shows, but wanted to point it out.) Could be something on the lens, perhaps? Or humidity? But interesting...
I’ll be coming to Montpellier in May to explore a bit and really appreciated this post. I’ve been fretting over picking MPL as my first choice and wondering if I should go to Nice also. Your blog has been so helpful to me in getting a feel for the place.
Brussels is an acquired taste. My first several visits (a million years ago!) were positive but not with much depth or understanding. When I lived in Brussels more recently, I was fortunate to live with someone who likes it and knows the city well - and I am guessing that had a strong influence on my feeling towards the city - :)
That's interesting. I've moved a lot, having grown up in a military family, attended several universities and worked in different parts of the country. I always said it takes 3 years to get comfortable in a new city and 5 years for it to start to feel like home. We didn't dislike Brussels at all, on the contrary, we enjoyed our visit thoroughly!
Great that you enjoyed your visit!
That first photo with the dogs looks like some kind of mist or apparition (with a smiling dog face?) is clouding over the little table... (I watch too many paranormal shows, but wanted to point it out.) Could be something on the lens, perhaps? Or humidity? But interesting...
Ha! I think that's just a reflection in the glass door I shot the picture through.
Oh! Ha! That makes sense!
I’ll be coming to Montpellier in May to explore a bit and really appreciated this post. I’ve been fretting over picking MPL as my first choice and wondering if I should go to Nice also. Your blog has been so helpful to me in getting a feel for the place.