Amiens
September 13, 2018 in France ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Lovely small city and my last stop in France on this trip. The river is the Somme of World war I fame. The dancing figure if Lafleur, the spirit of Picardy, this section of France and is actually aRead more
Bruges/Brugge
September 17, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Bruges is a lovely well preserved town, largely because it was bypassed by history after the major port moved from here to Antwerp in about 1500. It was only with the advent of tourism that theyRead more
Michelangelo
September 17, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
It amazed me to find an original Michelangelo Madonna and Child in Bruges. The rest of the pics are of more of the art in the church of our lady, including Rubens.
Antwerp cathedral
September 18, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
This cathedral is a museum in itself, many original Rubens
Antwerp
September 18, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
First is the train station architecture, then views around the city. The last two go together. The statue is of a legend of a hero chopping of the hand of a giant who terrorized the city. The last picRead more
Liege
September 19, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Liege is the only city in Belgium that I visited that is in Wallonia, the French speaking part of Belgium. The rest are in Flanders. The first picture is one of the wonders of Belgium. It is a castRead more
Luxembourg
September 19, 2018 in Luxembourg ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
I had only a couple hours here due to problems with the railroad.
Brussels
September 22, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
It may seem strange that the first pic of Brussels is a fountain dressed up in a costume, but it is said that the city has over 1,000 get ups for Manneken Pis, as he is called. He was probably a makerRead more
Brussels European quarter
September 22, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Brussels is also the capital of the European Union. The are pics of that seat of government, including the European Commission, the Parliament, etc. The arch is king Leopold's monument to himself andRead more



























































