Gorgeous Brussels houses, they are everywhere

Very frequently, I (have to) stop the car, get my telephone, take a quick shot and think "wow".  Guillaume Macau street near the Ixelles/Elsene ponds. 

More about these jewels: http://www.irismonument.be/fr.Ixelles.Avenue_Guillaume_Macau.4.html

From Place Brugmann to Place Flagey

 

Some folks traveled this morning to Place Flagey in Ixelles to get a Sunday market roasted chicken.. a little snow couldn't stop them. 

Around the Ixelles ponds

The Ixelles ponds near Place Flagey are both an oasis of calm and a nature preserve right in the middle of the city.  This is one of my favorite areas, especially on Sunday mornings when you can combine a quiet stroll around the ponds with a visit to the open air market on Place Flagey, with perhaps also a visit to café Belga for an invigorating cup of coffee with a delicious pastry or a healthy yoghurt or salad. I need an excuse to return to Belga to make a "reportage" for you!