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my plastique dream!

this sounds like just about the most perfect day ever (thanks chunnel website):

Morning
Situated on the northern outskirts of Brussels, easily accessible from Brussels Central via the 1A metro, the Atomium is a Brussels landmark. Designed by engineer André Waterkeyn for the 1958 International Exhibition, the Atomium is a sculptural and architectural masterpiece made up of nine steel-clad, aluminum giant spheres joined by tubes. The structure stands over 300 feet high on three enormous bipods and visitors can enter five of the spheres that house various permanent and temporary exhibitions, including one dedicated to the 1950s.

Afternoon
Bozar is Brussels' Center of Fine Arts, encompassing music, exhibitions, cinema, theatre, dance, literature and architecture. The building, by acclaimed architect Victor Horta, is eight floors of concert halls and exhibition spaces created in one harmonious Art Deco design. There are always several world class exhibitions on display, covering contemporary and classical art, history, photography, social issues and international cultures.

Lovers of pop culture will adore The Plasticarium, a totally unique museum of plastic. Located in an Art Deco converted Mormon church, it contains an anthology of colorful objects and furniture from the golden age of molded plastic -- the 1960’s to the present.

Evening
Bains Collective is an arts laboratory in a former public swimming pool that hosts film and arts evenings and a monthly tango night where you can dance in empty pool’s deep end. Stop by and check out their latest installations, films or musical performances for an opportunity to interact with Brussels’ arts community.

After a fully day of cultural immersion, spend the night at the three-star Hotel Alma, a minimalist retro-chic property in a renovated Art Nouveau building just off the Grand Place, in a street lined with bars, boutiques and bistros.

why have i never been to brussels?