That's Life

I finally finished my French classes (and passed: yay!) and have been looking for ways to keep improving. I'm convinced that this will involve watching a lot of badly dubbed films and playing various board games in French all day long, and I also presume it might help if I read a bit. Unfortunately Brussels is not the cheapest place to buy books and I've been feeling none too enthusiastic to pay over the odds for a book that I don't really fancy reading anyway. What to do, what to do...

Enter Pêle-Mêle, a used book & game store in Ixelles which sprawls across two floors on Chaussée de Waterloo. As its name suggests, it's a bit of a disordered mess but the sections are actually relatively easy to navigate. It's also one of the biggest used bookstores I've ever been to- in addition to all the French titles (many of which are under €2), there are sections with English, Italian, German, Spanish and Portuguese books as well. I happily spent €3.20 on two books (but sadly left without French Scrabble, which I'd been hoping to find) and am very much looking forward to going back if when I finish reading them.

Oh yeah, and the photo. In addition to all the books, they also have free wifi and these cool chairs! What's not to love?