The work week has officially come to an end!
It’s Friday and if your week was as eventful as most people’s during the holiday season, chances are that you wouldn’t mind a bit of a break on both your time and your wallet. Luckily for you, we have some great things that you can do that won’t cost you anything. In today’s Freebie Friday’s installment of Dollars & Sense we are focusing on the architecturally extravagant city of Brussels in Belgium. If you happen to be traveling anywhere near there, then this one is just for you. Check it out below!
Wander around Le Botanique
What was once the city’s botanical garden is today a cultural centre, housed in a graceful neoclassical glass and wrought-iron building. The 19-century greenhouse now hosts Francophone theatre, dance and performance art. The traditional, manicured gardens surrounding it does remain, however, offering a pleasant spot for an autumn stroll.
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Stroll across the Grand-Place
Brussels traditional heart, and the home of the city’s most interesting architecture, is the cobbled expanse of the Grand-Place. Surrounded by a maze of winding streets, the city’s main square is dominated by the Gothic splendour of the town hall – the Hôtel de Ville – whose edifice dates back to 15th century. A flower market is held below its soaring spire every day except Mondays, and in the run-up to Christmas a pretty seasonal market and ice rink takes over. Ringing the Hôtel de Ville are the slender, gold-trimmed guild houses, decorated with sculptures, swirls and gilded carvings.
You won’t ever have the place to yourself, but even when thronged with merry-makers, a stroll across the frosty, glittering cobbles is an enchanting way to spend a winter’s evening.
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Financial Tip Of The Day
Grow Your Veggies
Some people geat a lot of vegetables. But if you are the occasional cooker, you may not have a need to constantly buy groceries. instead of buying your vegetables try growing them instead. Make windowsill or container gardens and grow herbs and fresh vegetables. You won’t become rich from growing your own veggies but you will successfully cut out a part of your shopping list and be able to save what you would have normally spent.
