• Northern Europe 2024
    From our AirBnB window
    The city was so quiet when we left for the train station. No cars, no bikes, very few people.The frite (French fries) restaurant had a long, long line!Every 2 years, Brussels creates a carpet of flowers. This year dahlias and begonia were used.Light show with music. It was 10 pm, and the crowd was huge.City Hall, BrusselsWe're 2 blocks away, and it was that loudStreet outside our Ansterdam hotelWhat the lights looked like

    Welcome to Belgium & Brussels

    15. august 2024, Belgia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    We are in Brussels at a very special time. It is the biennial Flower Carpet Belgium celebration. They use the square in front of the City Hall, called the Grand Place, and create a huge blanket of flowers in beautiful designs.

    Today, in addition to seeing the Flower Carpet we went to the Atomium. This is a very large structure meant to look like an atom. It was originally built for the 1958 Worlds Fair. Inside is a museum of sorts about the building of the structure and nuclear power.

    Observations of the Day: We are definitely Central California coast people. We are so accustomed to mild weather. It has been warm, 80s, with high humidity for a few days, and it drains us. Hate to end our trip in 9 days, but the California coast weather sounds really good.

    Second Observation: Frites (French fries) are served with everything here. I had a lage bucket of mussels for dinner, and it came with fries. One frites shop had a long line just to get French fries.    Les mer

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