Europe 2022 – Brussels Day 7

Posted on August 2, 2022 by jmatie22

Last day of Tomorrowland! Before going to Tomorrowland, got a Belgian waffle for brunch (had to since I was in Belgium). Details can be found here:

http://food.johnmatienzo.com/2022/08/01/le-roi-de-la-gaufre/

We got to Tomorrowland at about 6pm, but made a point to check out the other stages we didn’t see. First up was Quintino at the Rose Garden stage. I actually liked his set since he was mainly playing top 40 EDM from 10 years ago. After, Artbat and the first 10 minutes of lost frequencies at the Main Stage. Then headed to see Adriatique at the Core stage, which people say has Tulum vibes (I could see why). Then, caught Bass Jackers at the Library. we finished off the night at the Freedom Stage and saw Adam Beyer.

For after partying, we grabbed drinks at shops just outside the exit of Tomorrowland. Can’t say I remember too much of the after party :).

On a side note, at Tomorrowland, I tried the chicken balls, which has tika masala sauce on the inside. It tastes amazing. Highly recommend. I also did get some dim sum. I feel neutral on that selection.

Europe 2022 – Brussels Day 6

Posted on August 1, 2022 by jmatie22

Aside from lunch, this day was spent basically at Tomorrowland.

Had lunch at this cafeteria called Wolf, which had a bunch of international eateries. Details can be find here:

http://food.johnmatienzo.com/2022/07/31/wolf-hanoi-station/

Afterwards, we grabbed coffee at this place:

http://food.johnmatienzo.com/2022/07/31/corica/

For Tomorrowland, we checked out these DJs: Horse Meat Disco (Kara Savi Stage), Simon Dunmore (Kara Savi Stage), Above and Beyon (Crystal Garden), and Charlotte de Witte (Main Stage). We also checked out a random DJ at the rave cave.

In terms of food, tried their roasted chicken, with ribs and what they call a “meatball” (which basically looks like a muffin, but made out of chicken sausage).

Europe 2022 – Brussels Day 5

Posted on July 30, 2022 by jmatie22

Started the day by checking out the Jeanneke Pis (which is supposed to counter the Manneken Pis).

Afterwards, took a walk around. Visited the Statue de Roi Albert and then walked by the Place de l’Albertine.

Afterwards, checked out the Royal Palace of Brussels (only the outside), the park beside it (called Brussels Park), and walked outside the Federal Building.

After, walked over to the Cathedral of St Michael and St Gudula. Very beautiful church (organ is interestingly on the left side versus being at the back.

For lunch, grabbed something at a chain here called Cup Pasta. Here are the details:

http://food.johnmatienzo.com/2022/07/30/cup-pasta/

The rest of the day was spent at Tomorrowland.

Some details on Tomorrowland: shuttles are located at the North Brussels train station (not the central station), and you need to pick up your wristbands every day. Uber ride costs $110 for a 6 person passenger van (to the festival).

The drop off point for shuttles is a 15 minute walk from the main event.

Security is fairly relaxed. They take a quick look inside your bag, and a very relaxed “pat” of the bag.

For will call, they don’t check your name matching your ticket (in fact, as I took out my passport, they told me to just put it away).

For buying drinks, you need to load your wristband with “perls”. Each Perl is 1.66 euros.

The stages we went to on the first day were Leaf, Youphoria, MainStage and Freedom Stage.

The DJs we saw were: Christophe (Freedom Stage), Boris Brejcha (MainStage), and Eric Prydz (Freedom Stage).