A work trip to Brussels 0 ▲ gerben.dev posts 38 minutes ago · Life · hide La Pharmacie Anglaise, an neogothic style building from 1898 Took an NS train from Schiphol Airport Station to Brussels Midi (which is their south station). Unfortunately something happend on the HSL-line (high speed) that caused us to sit idle in Rotterdam for a while, before we were let go, with the caveat that we had to take a detour, that eventually would take 40 minutes extra. Luckily we had nothing planned, so after having some drinks when we arrived, we went for dinner at an Italian place. We arrived late for my north-European dinner time schedule, but my bourgondic Italian and French colleagues were used to it. I had a lovely pasta dish with garlic and spicy oil, by the way. Church of St. James on Coudenberg Inside the lobby of the ING building It was the first time meeting my Belgian colleagues face to face, as well as my first time in Brussels to begin with. Our manager had booked a room for half the day, but as you know in corporate land, it's very difficult to find a… Commenting on Bubbles has been removed. Why? If you want to talk about this post, write to the author, use the comments on their blog if it has them, or reply with a "RE:" post on your own blog. Suggestions? feedback@bubbles.town