When you visit Brussels’ lively Jeu de Balle market, you’ll find plenty of brole—the Bruxellois term for “junk”—but keep digging, and you might dig up a real treasure. We certainly found some unexpected gems when we visited the market on a sunny Sunday morning in March.
Tea time?
Our favorite stall: vintage travel brochures and postcards!
It’s easy to see how Tintin’s adventure began in this very market.
This is the calm after the storm–following a disputed backgammon move and a dodgeball of Bruxellois insults flying across the board.
Digging through a mountain of dress-up clothes for that perfect accessory–a Belgian flag devil hat!
