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We have all faced that kind of appointments : we don’t know who’s going to join, some will join but a bit late, another cancelled at the very last minute, the other one is coming but with his two kids as he couldn’t find a baby-sitter.

When I face that kind of mis-organization, I choose Cook&Book.

As it’s a bookshop, you don’t mind waiting for someone, you find things to see. As the place is spacious and the staff open mind, you know that you all figure out how to sit when everyone is there. If it’s summertime, even better : the terrace is huge.

If it’s only for a drink, it’s also perfect, they have the music department, which is also a wine bar.

I have nothing to say against this place : it’s spacious, modern, nice books, friendly staff. Oh yes, actually I have one thing: it’s not in my neighborhood.

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Cook&Book | Bars, Coffee & tea, Relaxing, Shopping, Restaurants (Brasserie)
1, Place du Temps Libre | The East | +3227612600
08:00 – 00:00 daily

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Image by Yamina El Atlassi

Being an urban girl, I don’t have a car, and I am used to walking a lot in the city. Sometimes, I take a bus, a metro, a tramway (if it’s more than 30 minutes walk). I like to have a walk in the Forest: if I walk from my place to it, it already takes me one hour.

To avoid being exhausted before I arrive I take the tram to the South of the city (Boistfort) or to the East: in Tervueren. After a short journey of 30 minutes Brussels seems so far away…

During Summer (from April to October), every Sunday the Tram Museum has an old tram available to discover Brussels. It’s the Brussels Tramway Tour.

The tour in the tram is an experience by itself, and I’m sure that if you are with kids they will just love it!

During Winter (from November to March), the same service is available only the second Sunday of the month.

I believe those tours are a solution to the endless dilemma that I have: choosing between visiting a Museum – not my cup of tea – and discovering the city in an original way… Here there’s no choice, just take the (old) tram!

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Tram Museum | Art & culture, Relaxing | One day ticket € 5.00
Tervuren 364B | The East
Apr – Oct Sat – Sun 13:30 – 18:30 | Nov – Mar Second Sat – Sun 13:30 – 17:00

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