Apparently STIB started covering TVs that used to show the next departures in stations, to push people to use their app. A complete disregard for anyone in a hurry, the elder, disabled, those less proficient at technology, people who are just passing by the city...

And who actually wants to download one more damn app 😒

Up to 90% of buildings in Brussels are estimated to contain asbestos, according to official data.

Brussels will review its policy on dealing with asbestos and launch a platform featuring new inventories and updated figures, with an initial proposal for the review expected in early 2027.

“Today, you can buy a flat in a building that was built or renovated in the 1990s and which still contains asbestos-containing materials,” said state secretary Ans Persoons (Vooruit).

Wind looks pretty bad. I can only imagine the horror of landings at Zaventem today.

We found a great little bar and want to go back, but I can't find it on Google maps. We walked from Manneken Pis down to Aldi, then this bar: a few tables outside, on a corner, run by an Irish man. Has this on the wall inside:

I FOUND IT!

I was miles away sorry: Castro Café

They’re putting up plywood covers onto shops’ displays everywhere on Chaussée d’Ixelles. Is there a big demonstration/loot planned? I assume insurance companies are telling these shops to get ready