This article first appeared in My Travelogue by BhushavaliHalle is a city in the south of Brussels in the Flemish Brabant region. With direct trains from Brussels, it is not only one of the best things to do in Flemish Brabant but also one of the best things to do around Brussels and an easy half-day trip from Brussels. Located just 20 minutes away from Brussels by fast train (or 40 mins by slow train) a trip to Halle doesn't really require pre-planning and it can be an easy, spontaneous trip from Brussels by train! You don't even have to do all of these in a single trip, multiple half-day trips are possible & easy as well! What you see here is perhaps 3-4 of my half-day trips to Halle from Brussels!Quite amusingly, apart from the major cities like Brussels, Antwerp, etc., and University towns like Leuven, Gent, etc., a few other places like Halle, Mol, etc have a heavy expats population, esp. Indian population thanks to Colruyt, Nike, etc!TOP THINGS TO DO IN HALLE...apart from Hallerbos Bluebells festival... HALLERBOS HYACINTEN - HALLE BLUE FOREST - FREE THINGS TO DO IN HALLE Halle and Hallerbos go hand in hand. The best thing to do in Halle is, of course, to visit Hallerbos, a blue-bell forest, right on time, in April, when the whole forest looks like there's a purple carpet laid on it. It is such a magical thing! It is unbelievable. Here's all about Hallerbos Bluebells forest in another article.  Click to read my dedicated article on all you need to know about Hallerbos Read more »