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Introduction
HowtoarrivetoBruselas?

AirlinesflyingtoBrussels VuelingBarcelona,Sevilla,ValenciaandVigo. RyanairAlicante,Barcelona,Fuerteventura,Gerona,GranCanaria,Ibiza,Lanzarote,Madrid,Mlaga, PalmadeMallorca,Reus,Santander,Sevilla,Tenerife,Valencia,ValladolidandZaragoza. InternationalAirportBruselas(BRU) LocatedinthetownofZaventem,about15kmfromBrussels,ItiswellconnectedtoBrussels.Thereis anAirportExpressbusservice(numbers11or12)leavingevery20minutes,singleticketcostsabout 5euros.Thereisalsoatrainfromtheairport(floor2)tothethreetrainstationsofBrussels (BruxellesNord,BruxellesCentralBruxellesMidi).Thetraincostsabout5.20euroseachway,and alsoleaveevery20minutes.Toarrivetothecitycentre,thetrainisthefastestoption. BruselasSouthAirport(CRL) LocatedinthetownCharleroi,55kmofBrussels,theairportisexclusivetoRyanairflights.Thereare shuttlebuses(Voyagel'Elan)tocommutefromtheairportofCharleroitoBrusselsevery30minutes. Thejourneytakes1hourandthedestinationstationisBrusselsMidi(atRuedeFrance).Thepriceof onewayticketis13Theticketcanbepurchasedattheboxofficeintheterminalor,ifclosed,inthe bus.OnceintheBrusselsMidistationyoucantakethemetro,tramortraintootherstationsinthe city.Youcanseethescheduleinformationonthefollowinglink:http://www.charleroi airport.com/doc.php?nd=1101&tid=101&site=1&lg=1 YoucanalsocatchabusfromtheairportleavesyouatthetrainstationofCharleroi,andfromthere takeatraintoBrussels,buttheoptionisnotrecommended. InternationalTrains Thalys:HighspeedtrainthatconnectsBrusselsandParisinjustoveranhour.Italsoconnects BrusselswithCologneandAmsterdam. Eurostar:ConnectsBrussels(MidiStation)andLondoninjusttwohours. PublicTransport STIBistheorganizationthatmanagestheurbantransportinBrusselsconsistingofmetro,tramsand buses.Thethreemeansareinterconnectedsothatthesameticketusedforallthree. http://www.stib.be/netplanplanreseau.html?l=fr Metro TheBrusselsmetroleadstothemostpointsofinterest. Tram Withtensoflinestoreachremoteareasofthecity,thetramnetworkinBrusselsisoneofthelargest intheworld. Bus Boththedayandnight(Noctis)thereisextensivebusnetwork.
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 2. ParkoptionsforCampinginBrussels 1. Parcd'Osseghem ParklocatedverynearAtomiun>PossibletobetheentranceofthemarchestotheCity. Acess:boulevardduCentenaire,avenuedel'Atomium,avenuedeMadrid,avenueduVieux Bruxelles,avenueduGrosTilleul Transport:Metro:HayselTram:19,23,52,53,92/Bus:53 Opening:1Apriltill30September:6amtill10pm.1Octobertill31March:7amtill9pm Map(seebelow) 2. ParcdeLaeken SituadoalladodelParqueded'OsseghemtienevistashacalaciudaddeBruselasyhacaelpalacio real. Acces:AvenueduParcRoyal,avenueJulesvanPraet Transport:Metro:Stuyvengergh/Tram:19,23,52,53,92/Bus:53 Surface:26hectreas Opening:allyear Map

3. BoisdelaCambre BoisdelaCambre,aparkandaforest,locatedsouthofBrussels.Today,theBoisdelaCambreisa greenlunginBrusselsandoneofthefavoriteparksforleisureactivities.Thereistrafficinthepark. Acces:AvenueLouise,ChaussedeWaterloo,AvenueFranklinRoosevelt,ChaussedeLa Hulpe Transport:Tram:23,90,93,94/Bus:38,41,60. Opening:1Apriltill30September:6amtill10pm.1Octobertill31March:7amtill9pm Map

 4. ParcduCinquantenaire TheCinquantenaireParkincludesseveralbuildings:TheGrandMosque,thestatueofthegreendog, theflagofhumanpassionofVictorHorta(accessiblebyappointmentonly).MuseumsofArtand History,Aviation,MilitaryandMilitaryHistoryandAutoworldarealsofoundinthepark. Acces:trafficcircleSchuman,AvenuedelaRenaissance,AvenuedesNerviensandGaulois, Avenuedel'Yser,AvenuedelaJoyeuseEntre Transport:Mtro:Mrode,Schuman/Tram:81/Bus:20,80. Surface:37ha. Opening:allyear Map

5. L'UniversitlibredeBruxellesorVUB LaUniversitlibredeBruxellesislocatedneartheBoisdelaCambreandnotfarfromtheEuropean area.ItisaplacewherepoliceBrusselscannotenter.Therearetwocentriccampuses,theCampus SolboschandthePlaineCampus.ThereisalsotheVUB(VirjUniversiteitBrussel)option Access:CampusduSolboschoCampusdelaPlaine

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 Transport:Mtro:Delta/Tram:XX/Bus:XX Map(CampusSolbosh)

6. ParcLopold LeopoldParkislocatedintheheartoftheEuropeandistrictofBrussels,neartheParliament. Opening:From1Aprilto30September:6amto10pm.From1Octoberto31March:7amto 9pm. Transport:Bus:41,42,95/Tram:94 Map

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8. Pros/Cons Parques Parcd'Osseghem &ParcdeLaeken Pros Largeandspaciouscampsites Nonuisancetoneighbours Environment? Cons Farfromthemajorareasintramor metrodosnottakelessthan30minutes toarrive awayfromareasofreferenceincase youhaveanymanifestation "spontaneous" PoorVisibility It'snotfar,butwhenenteringBoisdela Cambrelookslikeanotherworld. PoorVisibility

Boisdela Cambre

Parcdu Cinquantenaire

L'Universitlibre deBruxelles

Largeandspaciouscampsites Quietenvironmentforworkand meetings Nonuisancetoneighbours Theparkissobig,thatpeoplenot knowingtheparkcangetlost. Estaunpocoapartado,noeslejos,pero alentrarenBoidelaCambreparece otromundo. Spaciouscamping,theparkisbounded byroads,whichwouldfacilitatethe logisticsanddistributionofthecamp. ClosetotheEuropeanInstitutions. Quietenvironmentforworkand meetings Mediumvisibility Nonuisancetoneighbours Quietenvironmentforworkand meetings. Possibilityofspreading/contactwith students. Visibility:medium

UVB ParcLopold

=ULB Moregreenareas VeryclosetotheEuropeanInstitutions Mediumsizepark,easytocontrol Easytoorganizespontaneous demonstrations. HighVisibility. Possibilitytomakenoisetothe negihbours>needtocontrol

TheULBisgreatbutatleastSolbosch Campus(Ixelles)isnotsogreenasto accommodatealargeencampmentof magnitudes>Whichcampusisthe best? Placeswhereitispossibletoareclose totheparking,wherepeoplegotodrink andasOctoberisthebeginningofthe year,therewillbedrunkstudents everywhere Possibletogeneratesomeinterference inacademiclifeoncampus TheplaceisveryclosetotheStudents Residenceandthenoisehastobe tightlycontrolled Permission?PrivateProperty Poorvisibilityintosociety,butmuchto students Openinghours? Manymonitoringifthereisacamp there,thatcanmakedifficulttoperform spontaneousactions

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OtherParks/Squaresfordemonstrations SquareduPetitSablon(green)

ThepetitSablonisagreenareabetweenthecourt,thePlaceRoyal,theMuseumofModernArtand theMuseumofAncientArt. Access:RuedelaRgence(PetitSablonSquare) Transport:Metro:Parc/Tram:92,93,94/Bus:20,34,95,96. Opening:allyear Map

2. JardinduMontdesArts(green) ThegardenoftheMontdesArtshasagreatviewoftheGrandPlaceandthehistoricalcenterof Brussels.ThegardenisalinkbetweentheoldandtheRoyalLibraryAlbertI,theRoyalMuseumsof FineArtsofBelgium,therealCinemathequeandtheFilmMuseum(Cinematek) Access:Boulevarddel'Empereur,RueRavenstein Transport:Metro:GareCentral Opening:allyear Map

3. ParcdeBruxelles(green) BrusselsParkisaparklocatedinthecenterofBrussels.Thisparkissurroundedbytheroyalpalace, RueDucale,thepalaceofthenationandtheRueRoyale. Acces:RueRoyale,RuedelaLoi,RueDucale,PlacedesPalais Transport:Metro:Parc Opening:from1Apriltill30September:6amtill10pm.From1Octobertill31March:7amtill 9pm. Map

4. SquareAmbiorix(green)

ParklocatedcloseShuman Access:SquareMarieLouise,AvenuePalmerston,SquareAmbiorix,SquareMarguerite Transport:Metro:Schuman Open:1Apriltill30September:6amtill10pm.1Octobertill31March:7amtill9pm Map

 5. ParcdelaPortedeHal(green) ParklocatedclosetoStGillesandMidi. Acces:BoulevarddeWaterloo,BoulevardduMidi,AvenuedelaPortedeHal,avenueH. Jaspar Opening:allyear Mapa

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PlaceFlagey(asphalt)

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Schuman(asphalt)

8. GrandSablon(asphalt)

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10. StCatherine

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11. Options/GoogleEarth

12. Pros/Cons Parques SquareduPetitSablon JardinduMontdesArts ParcdeBruxelles SquareAmbiorix ParcdelaPortedeHal PlaceFlagey Schuman GrandSablon PlaceLuxembourg St.Catherine Others
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4. OtherConsiderations ZONEROUGE? PERMISIONS?>contactwiththepolice,thecommunities? TOILETS ContacttheBelgianstoseewhatisthechancetoperformatleastabout10drytoilets,whatthey maybemadepriorto08/10 Findoutwhatsportscenters/gymsormunicipalfacilitieswillbeavailableintheparkareayou choosetocampinordertobeabletohaveshowers INTERNET Wifiaccesinthecampingarea? PARKING Mostlikely,coachesorprivatecarsarrivedfortheevents,inviewofthiswouldbegoodtofind placestoparkwithoutpayinganextracost:ULBandVUBifIrememberhaveparking,wouldhaveto "investigate"alittletoseehoweasytheyaretoaccess.Placestosee:Universities(ULBcampusin Ixelles,VUB,orotheresaciosoblicoslarge).Forcoachesitmaybealittlemorecomplicatedand neededtospeakwithsomeauthority. HEALTH Haveenoughmedicalstaffandconfirmedpriorto08/10quemaybeinthecampduringtheday thanthelast.Findoutforitinmedicalassociationsunions.Anotheroptionistoseekthecooperation ofRedCrossorMedicosSinFronteras(donotknowifitisviableornot,butIthinkit'sanoption). Nonmedicalhealthpersonnelpresent?atleast1or2ATShealthcaretechniqueofBarcelonaand MarcfromBrusssels MedicalSupplies 5. [...] 6. SleepWell Address:23RueDaumier(MetroRogieroDeBrouckere) Gted'EtapeYouthHostelJacquesBrel Address:RuedelaSablonnire30(MetroMadou) YouthHostelVanGogh(Chab) Address:RueTraversiere8(MetroBotanique) GnrationEuropeYouthHostel Address:Ruedel'Elphant4 BrusselsHelloHostel Address:Ruedel'Armistice1(MetroSimonis) farishfromthecenteroftown,butgoodcommunicationsandgoodfacilities Links:QueAlbergues,Albergues.net Hostals/Shelter Squads

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