Zinneke Parade in Brussels

I was In Brussels this weekend and saw the every two years event, ‘Zinneke Parade’ only by coincidence. Haven’t really done my research that well because Blondine and I just planned to eat mussels then go for a little shopping. When we were finally ready to shop, we were caught off guard, the streets were barricaded by a mob of enthusiastic spectators and we were bombarded with colorful confetti flying all over the place.


The Zinneke Parade in Brussels. An artistic social event by the multicultural communities of Brussels.

The parade started at 3PM and it went around Brussels Centrum passing through the Grote Markt/Grand Place, the beautiful main square of Brussels. Theme of the parade was ‘A Table’ (Aan Tafel in Dutch, which is also the same phrase when calling everyone at home to the table to eat).

Too bad, because of the parade Blondine and I were not able to shop!

There will be more fotos and stories of Brussels coming soon but will try to finish my Poland entries first.