Egg hunting in Brussels

Even though it’s used as a curse in Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, Belgium can be a nice place in the summertime.

As soon as we arrived, the first stop was the Atomium. A model of an iron crystal is the well-known remains of the World Expo 1958. The top sphere is the viewing platform and the connecting tubes are actually escalators.

But the real reason for my visit was of course to experience the location for the 1988 video for song Headhunter by Front 242, directed by the master Anton Corbijn, where various egg-related scenes take place around the structure. It’s said that Corbijn chose the egg theme based on a mistake, as he initially misheard the song title as “Egghunter”, but he still decided to keep it.

Gone egg hunting.

Brussels is also a wonderful town for strolling around, admiring the architecture. The bell tower of the Town Hall is one of the finest Gothic buildings in the city, where the light show in the evening makes it look like the home of Sauron. Nearby Maison du Roi and the guild houses are intricate buildings made by Belgian limestone.

Town Hall, Grand Place.

I noticed that the 400 year old statue Manneken-Pis has in recent decades got a partner, Jeanneke Pis, in the name of increased equality between the sexes. The easiest way to find her is to look for the Delirium Tremens Café.

All this egg hunting requires energy, and what better way to get surplus calories than to visit the chocolate temples of Godiva, Leonidas and Neuhaus. The competition between the holy trinity is as fierce as it is even, but my favorite is usually Leonidas by the end of the day.