frbd1-9, Exercise 1: A three-day comics trip to Brussels

Model answer (check the details):

Day 1, Brussels centre: the Belgian Comic Strip Center in the Horta building (Chapters 1 and 9), then the comic-strip route of murals on foot, finding Tintin, Lucky Luke and Gaston (Chapters 3 to 5). Shops selling albums and original art.

Day 2, Hergé and the Brussels school: the Hergé museum at Louvain-la-Neuve, a short train ride (Chapter 3). Check opening times and booking.

Day 3, Charleroi and Spirou: a trip to the Charleroi area, home of Dupuis and the Marcinelle school (Chapter 4), if there are public sites open (check), and a visit to a specialist comic shop for albums (Chapter 8).

Check before travelling: opening days and booking requirements, closures for refurbishment, train times, the festival dates if visiting Angoulême instead (January), and prices.

Alternative: Angoulême in January for the festival, the national comics centre and the murals (Chapter 9).