
I first came here alone. I was staying at a nearby hotel. It was 1997 and was my first trip to Brussels from London. I did not know then that this was a haunt for trade union people like me. The head office of an international trade unions confederation was just around the corner in [...]

Le Cirio was founded in 1883 and is one of few remaining cafe bars in Brussels from those days with a mixture of the neo-Renaissance and art nouveau interior designs. Regular customers in the past include Jacques Brel, a Belgian singer-songwriter. It is located next to La Bourse in the centre of the city. One [...]