Brussels
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Brussels is the capital of Belgium.
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[edit] Flea market
A great place to go to get something for free is the flea market Place du Jeu de Balle which is held everyday from 6am to 2pm. If you go there after 1pm, you will be able to get anything that market vendors don't sell and choose to discard of: plates, boxes, chairs, clothes, books, old pictures... The garbage truck comes at 14:00. Be careful, you can get addicted to it. See map here.
[edit] Food markets
- Bruxelles Midi
- There's a market every Sunday at the Brussel South railway station (in French: Bruxelles Midi). Around 14:00 they start packing up and you can find very nice fruit and veggies.
- Abattoirs - metro Clemenceau
- Not as much meat as you would expect with this name, great market, open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Starts closing around 14:00. The quality of the left over produce is not great, but you can still find very edible fruit and veggies - sometimes in large quantities. Note that this neighbourhood has the highest crime rates of Brussels (but Brussels is a safe town).
- Place Flagey
- There's a market every Saturday at Place Flagey. Around 14:00 they start packing up and you can find very nice fruit and veggies.
- Parvis de St. Gilles
- Daily market, but not good for dumpster diving. Garbage is collected in plastic bags, guaka has never found anything here.
- Le Miroir, Place Reine Astrid, Jette
- Regional farm produce, only open on Sunday, not much to find.
[edit] The street
You can often find many useful things in the street, such as furniture, clothes and carpets.
Chaussee de Gand, in Molenbeek, looks a bit like it could be in the Middle East. On Wednesday night it's trash night and you can find various stuff - until about 21:00 when the trucks come to pick up the trash. guaka found a whole bag of rice noodles and 50 kg of semolina (and took 10 kg) one night, 2 big useful garbage cans another. Be careful with the cars, people drive like maniacs, and keep a low profile, it's definitely not Brussels' most friendly neighbourhood.
[edit] The internet
Freecycle Mailing List - active list where you can "Give/A Donner" or "Wanted/Cherche"
"One main rule: everything posted must be free."
[edit] More info
- Markets in Brussels
- Overview of markets in Brussels, in French (LUndi, MArdi, MErcredi, JEudi, VEndredi, SAmedi, DImanche)
