Another imaginary line and German turned to French! There are three languages in Belgium - 60% of the population speak Flemish Dutch (in the north),  40% speak French in Wallonia to the south and about 1% speak German in a community to the east of the country. The main language in Bruxelles, the capital, is French.

Bruxelles hosts the official seats of the European Commission, Council of the European Union, and European Council, as well as a seat of the European Parliament. It is also the headquarters for NATO.

The Grand-Place (Grand Square) also used in English or Grote Markt (Big Market) is the central square of Brussels. It is surrounded by opulent Baroque guildhalls of the former Guilds of Brussels and two larger buildings - the Town Hall, and the neo-Gothic King's House or Bread House building, containing the Brussels City Museum. This was a 2-hour whistle-stop tour before our Eurostar train to London at 15.00 hours (check-in 90 minutes beforehand).

We had visited Brussels before and can thoroughly recommend a couple of days in this beautiful city. You can stroll around and see beautiful buildings all around you as well as enjoy the frites, gaufres (waffles), chocolat and bière! How are Belgians so slim???