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 Praise of Folly |
31 Rue du Chapitre Brussels 1070 Belgium +32 (0)2 521 1383 http://www.erasmushouse.museum/ |
The great Dutch scholar and humanist Desiderius Erasmus ("Praise of Folly") lived in Brussels for about five months in 1521. Almost by miracle, his house was not torn down and is now a museum. Erasmus was born in Rotterdam in 1469. When he was 13 years old, his parents died and he was sent to a very tough school. Erasmus loathed this school and later he would write that the extreme discipline on students put them off learning and made them hate education, and even worse: the terror made their very souls vicious. Erasmus' house is now a museum that also houses a great collection of paintings by artists such as Jerom Bosch and Quinten Matsys. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Photo: Travis Nelson |
 Photo: Travis Nelson |
 The last artisanal brewer in town |
56 Rue Gheude Brussels 1070 Belgium +32 (0)2 521 4928 http://www.cantillon.be/ |
Lambic is the only beer in the world of spontaneous fermentation. In the valley of the Senne brewers just leave their lambic outside for a night, a mysterious bacteria (the bettomanycences bruxellensis) creeps in and the day after fermentation begins. Lambic as such is a bland drink, but it serves as the basis for gueuze, kriek and other popular fruit beers. The Brussels' brewery Belle-Vue (now part of Interbrew) made these brews great, but at the same time changed the original taste. Gueuze is not an easy drink (very sour), Belle-Vue has sweetened it. There are just a few traditional gueuze-breweries that have survived: Cantillon is the last one in Brussels. On Saturdays, there are guided tours in the museum that is next to the brewery and there is a café. Review © 2007, Wcities |