Brussels blog

Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition 2014

Posted on September 28, 2014 by worldcityguides

The Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition will show the tragical history of the famous ship in a new and different way to the audience. The exhibition will be held in Belgium and it is concentrating to show the lives of the Belgian passengers on board the Titanic.

Visitors will have the chance to have an inside look in the 27 Belgian passengers lives and to get to know their dreams, their plans and the reasons they got on board. It is the perfect chance to discover Titanic and the passengers history. The exhibition will show the 27 Belgians complete and full story for the first time what they dreams were, how they ended up on the board of Titanic and who survived the tragedy. This exhibition will presents the authentic artifacts from the wreck of Titanic for the first time in Belgium.

Among the remaining objects the porcelains with the logo of White Star Line and the delicate perfumes and the several other artifacts from the ship will bring to life all the lost and survived passengers and the Titanic one more time during the time of the exhibition. The Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition takes place from 31st May until 30th November 2014. The exhibition takes place in Brussels, Belgium at Palais 2, Brussels Expo. The entrance fee for adults, older than 12 years old is 15.90€, for children between 5 and 12 year old is 12.90€ and the family ticket which includes two adults and 2 children is for 50€.

If you want to know more about Titanic, then you could also pay a visit to Belfast to visit the permanent Titanic Museum located there.

Shopping trip to Maasmechelen from Brussels

Posted on September 5, 2014January 17, 2025 by worldcityguides

If you are planning to visit Brussels and you enjoy shopping or if you just want to do something different from sightseeing the Maasmechelen Village Shopping Day trip is a program for you to choose.

Take a day out and experience Belgium’s most famous shopping destination. It is an outdoor mall where you can choose from more than 100 international boutiques. The stores offers well known brands’ clothes from the previous seasons and you can save up to 60% off the retail price, quite similar to the Kildare centre outside Dublin. There are two types of trips you can choose from the ‘express option’ which includes only the round trip and the transport from Brussels or you can upgrade to the ‘experience option’ which includes additional benefits like a 50€ worth gift card and a 20€ voucher for lunch.You meet your guide in the central of Brussels and travel with bus to Maasmechelen village, the route takes approximately an hour.

If you choose the express option after the arrival you are free to look around on your on at the mall where you can discover the stores. You will have four hours to get to know the mall and to browse the collections of clothing, cosmetics and accessories . The place offers 100 different stores to choose from, you can find all the big names like Calvin Klein, Ted Baker, Marlies Dekkes or Guess which offers savings up to 60%.

The experience option will give you also the four hours of freedom to discover all the stores the mall can offer, but in additional you will also have a 20 euro voucher for lunch at Ellies Gourmet Burger Restaurant and a 50 euro gift card and even a VIP card that allows you savings at some stores.

If you would like to attend a program like this, go ahead and book it today at the Viator website.

Royal Castle open to visitors until September 7th

Posted on August 29, 2014 by worldcityguides

Every summer the Royal Castle is opened to visitors, and it has been the same way in 2014. But, the time is running out for those who have not visited the Royal Castle so far this summer, because it is only possible until September 7th.

So, if you want to visit the Royal Castle in Brussels, make sure to hurry up and visit it before the 7th.

It is possible to visit the castle every day, except on Mondays. It is open from 10.30-16.30.

Beck Brussels 2014

Posted on July 14, 2014 by worldcityguides

On September 10th it is time for a Beck concert in Vorst Nationaal in Brussels.

The concert will start at 20.00 and tickets are still available online for this Beck concert. The artist Beck comes from the United States where he was born back in 1970. He has since then turned into a really popular artist, and this concert in Brussels will be packed with Beck fans from all across Belgium and from other countries.

Beck Brussels 2014

Tickets:
WorldTicketShop

Nice Brussels pictures

Posted on June 30, 2014 by worldcityguides

Would you like to get a taste of Brussels in your mouth? Take a look at these pictures and see some of the most important and famous sights and attractions in Brussels.

At the pictures you can for example see Manneken Pis, the famous statue in the center of Brussels, you can see the EU Parliament, the Parc of Jubilee and quite some other sights. So enjoy the pictures from Brussels, and if you like them, please like the page and share this article with your friends!