BelgienGaleries royales50°50’50” N 4°21’16” E
18 september 2019, Belgien ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
This museum of musical instruments was very interesting. It is housed in the Old English Building, which used to be a department store. The self guided tour is excellent, as you input a number to theLäs mer
BelgienGaleries royales50°50’50” N 4°21’16” E
18 september 2019, Belgien ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We cam across a lot of street art during our wanderings today, and here is an example of some of it. Interesting to note that it is illegal in Belgium to graffiti, and those caught have been jailedLäs mer
BelgienGaleries royales50°50’50” N 4°21’16” E
18 september 2019, Belgien ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Blase creates new paintings out of old damaged artworks, and gives them a second life by adding subversive details. He is French, and recently had a new “exhibition” called White Trash inLäs mer
BelgienCentral Station Brussels50°50’44” N 4°21’21” E
18 september 2019, Belgien ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
We had dinner at Chez Leon, one of the best fish restaurants in Brussels. It has been around for a long time, and is definitely an institution. We are staying about five minutes walk away, so thoughtLäs mer
BelgienGaleries royales50°50’50” N 4°21’16” E
19 september 2019, Belgien ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Today we ventured out a little further afield, so we used Brussel’s public transport system. I had a bit of a sleep in this morning, as I had a fitful night’s sleep due to me having to coughLäs mer
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19 september 2019, Belgien ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
After exploring the Atonium we caught public transport to the city centre and went in search of the third “pissing” statue - Zinneke-Pis (a dog peeing). We passed some lovely areas of Brussels,Läs mer
BelgienGaleries royales50°50’50” N 4°21’16” E
19 september 2019, Belgien ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
While looking for the pissing dog, we came across some lovely murals and street art. Here is an example of what we found.
BelgienCentral Station Brussels50°50’44” N 4°21’21” E
19 september 2019, Belgien ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Wandering around the streets is hard work, so during our search for Zinneke we found a great restaurant for lunch. I had Stoemp Saucisses - sausages and mash, and Ian had Chicon Farcis à la Chimay -Läs mer
BelgienSaint-Gilles50°49’27” N 4°21’20” E 19 september 2019, Belgien ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
After lunch, we again headed to the metro to make our way to the Horta Museum. Victor Horta was a Belgian architect and designer, and one of the founders of the Art Nouveau movement. We visited hisLäs mer
BelgienGaleries royales50°50’53” N 4°21’18” E 20 september 2019, Belgien ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Today Gui met us at our apartment, as we intended to go to the climate manifestation (we call it a demonstration) today, part of the global school strike for climate change action. Before theLäs mer
