Brussels , General info:
8/10

Brussels is the capital of the European Union. Some parts of it are not so interesting, but a lot of it is very interesting. It is well worth visiting. It has nice musea, a few thousand restaurants, a lot of nice pubs and brasseries in the French style and it is one of the greenest cities of Europe.

Brussels , Cheap stuff:
8/10

There are a lot of cheap secondhand shops where they sell books (FR, ENG, NL...), cd's and dvd's on the Bouelvard Lemonnier/Lemonnierlaan, between the Bourse/Beurs and the Place Fontainas/Fontainasplein and in the Rue du Midi/Zuidstraat, not far from the Place Fontainas/Fontainasplein. Especially the Pêle Mêle (Bouelvard Lemonnier/Lemonnierlaan 55) is well worth a visit. Thousands of books are waiting for you!

Brussels , Safety:
9/10

In my opinion, Brussels is a very safe city. I have been working iin Brussels over 20 years, and never anything happened to me. But you should look after your stuff in big train stations, like everywhere else.

Kansas City , Don't miss:
9/10

Gorgeous neighborhoods, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art with the new Bloch wing, the Kemper Museum, the Plaza, Loose Park, all of the fountains, WWI museum, Union Station...

Kansas City , Food:
8/10

Awesome local restaurants: Room 39, Blue Koi, 1924 Main, Pizza Bella...lots more, not to mention fantastic barbeque

Kansas City , Safety:
7/10

Sadly, we are a segregated city. Lots of suburbanites are terrified (unjustly) to come downtown. I live downtown with my family in a beautiful old home...not in a cookie cutter house on the edge of the city.