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Brussels: On the trail of Art Nouveau, waffles and Tintin

BRUSSELS is often overlooked as the city of some serious diplomatic business. But if you explore beyond the city's European Union tag, you unravel a Brussels which is the birthplace of the Art Nouveau architecture, the comic strips of Tintin and yes, it is also famous for its toothsome varieties of Belgian waffles and chocolates. Sujoy Dhar discovers all that and more in a little over 48 hours as the city marks 30 years of the Brussels Region and 150 years of the Brussels tram

by Trans World Features June 19, 2019