On March 17th of 2020, Sophie Wilmès, Prime Minister of Belgium, announced the lockdown of the country in response to the Covid-19 outbreak.
Non-essential businesses were shut down. Some employees could WFH, others were laid off.
Only key departments (transportation, health, law enforcement, food retail and financial services) could proceed as usual.
I am part of these exceptions.
As soon as social distancing became the norm, I decided to avoid public transportations at all cost and ended up commuting to and from work by foot, a camera in my satchel.
This is Brussels, capital of the European Union, during rush hour.
![Rue Lesbroussart](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/b881c84f220fb52190d1b9c191e0f41f/c775a2dc-eb3f-49ce-84ee-628f40bd9090_rw_1920.jpg?h=e0c278bde8318c0d7a7b986395fd2a27)
Rue Lesbroussart
![Rue Souveraine](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/b881c84f220fb52190d1b9c191e0f41f/4712cebc-1a11-4046-927c-d49f82216b8c_rw_1920.jpg?h=e8be8d85e3730e71b36fbb5161a4e7b3)
Rue Souveraine
![Chaussée de Wavre](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/b881c84f220fb52190d1b9c191e0f41f/8d4b9511-ead6-4142-ab99-9cb3e029fd35_rw_1920.jpg?h=d02b0c2c3cabf17dc4d143abff1443c5)
Chaussée de Wavre
![Porte de Namur](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/b881c84f220fb52190d1b9c191e0f41f/45d9c50d-acc5-40c6-a154-a5ff9953fd35_rw_1920.jpg?h=3cd0efe5f5f63b402bfa5bfd8c9935dd)
Porte de Namur
![Rue de Namur](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/b881c84f220fb52190d1b9c191e0f41f/37c92b56-0412-46c5-a8f5-d7d3e6d9b110_rw_1920.jpg?h=7ff8d12c1b72c63c39ee72843e2cc212)
Rue de Namur
![Rue Broderode](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/b881c84f220fb52190d1b9c191e0f41f/2d7b0ec3-4b32-4a96-9d9d-25537e2d6db1_rw_1920.jpg?h=7553445b8f114cb99220ce15d9676d21)
Rue Broderode
![Place Royale](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/b881c84f220fb52190d1b9c191e0f41f/3d1ade2e-3a7a-4082-a265-8c90049cfdc6_rw_1920.jpg?h=31f420a670ccc1a29aa0e505fc41c8c0)
Place Royale
![Rue de la Régence](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/b881c84f220fb52190d1b9c191e0f41f/9e43c564-fa0b-4e05-865a-ad9a2f17e49d_rw_1920.jpg?h=09bd3e63a13744bb6b37717a52a5d69a)
Rue de la Régence
![Rue Montagne de la Cour](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/b881c84f220fb52190d1b9c191e0f41f/9bba724e-a413-4251-ba1f-05a6b9b1d0ea_rw_1920.jpg?h=02b0383a98e9cf50694b08cad30383c6)
Rue Montagne de la Cour
![Place des Palais](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/b881c84f220fb52190d1b9c191e0f41f/4fb53398-28f4-447e-b91e-20b5b1f3316d_rw_1920.jpg?h=5d9c2c34a5d13dd3b285457d3ac6bebc)
Place des Palais
![Rue des Colonies](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/b881c84f220fb52190d1b9c191e0f41f/4290a253-62ff-452c-a2b8-86dab2102318_rw_1920.jpg?h=6d20c4d843c38b854a15ef9b4f56ca6c)
Rue des Colonies
![Rue de la Loi](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/b881c84f220fb52190d1b9c191e0f41f/44036afb-f287-4e6f-a5bd-ca5c908c95bf_rw_1920.jpg?h=be03d02b865eb8d065f59ed05ecf6819)