Amiens
13 сентября 2018 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 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 aЧитать далее
Bruges/Brugge
17 сентября 2018 г., Бельгия ⋅ ⛅ 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 theyЧитать далее
Michelangelo
17 сентября 2018 г., Бельгия ⋅ ⛅ 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
18 сентября 2018 г., Бельгия ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
This cathedral is a museum in itself, many original Rubens
Antwerp
18 сентября 2018 г., Бельгия ⋅ 🌬 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 picЧитать далее
Liege
19 сентября 2018 г., Бельгия ⋅ ☀️ 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 castЧитать далее
Luxembourg
19 сентября 2018 г., Люксембург ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
I had only a couple hours here due to problems with the railroad.
Brussels
22 сентября 2018 г., Бельгия ⋅ ⛅ 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 makerЧитать далее
Brussels European quarter
22 сентября 2018 г., Бельгия ⋅ ☀️ 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 andЧитать далее
Ghent
22 сентября 2018 г., Бельгия ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
An interesting artsy city. They make a point of so many towers in town, claiming that it's unique, and I suppose it is. There is a pic of the medieval harbor and some of the guild houses around theЧитать далее



























































