Everard t'Serclaes
7月26日, ベルギー ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
Everard is fampus for helping repell attacks on the city from the Flemmings. Touching him is supposed to bring you good luck/love.
Atomium - Outside
7月26日, ベルギー ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
This was built for the World Exposition in 1958 to demonstrate Belgian strength in engineering and science. They didn'tplan on keeping the structure after the Expo, but due to its popularity, it hasもっと詳しく
Atomium - Tour
7月26日, ベルギー ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
Once you enter, you go through a series of stairs and escalators that take you to the different spheres. You get to learn about the structure and the science/engineering it represents. Some rooms wereもっと詳しく
Atomium - Top
7月26日, ベルギー ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
The view from the top sphere was beautiful! Next to the Atomium is a small park called mini-Europe. I had wanted to go there, but after seeing it from up high, I decided against it. It was really hotもっと詳しく
Belgium Beer World Experience
7月26日, ベルギー ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
I had seen signs for the Belgium Beer World Experience, but I wasn't sure I'd do it. I looked into it a little more, and it seemed interesting, so I signed up! The museum part takes you through theもっと詳しく
Rooftop
7月26日, ベルギー ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
After the tour, we can go up to the rooftop bar. If you scan your ticket, the first beer is free. They recommend that it be from the list of beers you printed out, but it doesn't have to be. What aもっと詳しく
Waffles
7月26日, ベルギー ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
It was time to get some Belgian Waffles. The store had a very plain name, and I could see where they were making the waffles, so I decided to go there. I got the Liège (Belgian style - round) and gotもっと詳しく
Chocolate
7月26日, ベルギー ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
What trip to Belgium would be complete without getting chocolate. My goal was to look for a store that:
1. I had never heard of
2. Only sold their own brand
3. Had a modest selection
4. They wereもっと詳しく
Le Roy d'Espagne
7月26日, ベルギー ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
This is a brasserie-restaurant in the main square of Brussels. The name caught my attention, and I thought their uniforms were cool, so I decided to stop for a drink. Most of the drinks are from theもっと詳しく
UNESCO
7月27日, ベルギー ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
Our guide told us that this symbol means that a place is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Borse
7月27日, ベルギー ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
The building where the Beer Experience was yesterday is also the home of the Brussels Stock Exchange.
Into The Wild
7月27日, ベルギー ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
We saw a temporary art exhibition by an artist named Gaspard Giersé. I thought they looked really cool! I wish it hadn't been so rushed there.
Street art
7月27日, ベルギー ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
We saw a bunch of street art that looked really cool. They all seemed to be on the sides of buildings where there was just a slight difference in depth, so one stuck out just a little more. That extraもっと詳しく
Manneken Pis
7月27日, ベルギー ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
This is the other well-known symbol of Brussels. The story goes that the boy saved the city from a huge fire by peeing on the flames. Well then.....lol. As a fountain, it was much needed because itもっと詳しく
Street Art
7月27日, ベルギー ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
Here is another example of the street art.
Tour de France Street Art
7月27日, ベルギー ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
This street art was done in honor of the Tour de France.
Street Art
7月27日, ベルギー ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
Here is a final example of street art that I thought looked cool. This one you should recognize from an earlier picture!
Clothing
7月27日, ベルギー ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
How nice would they be if they made the "Manneken Pis" stay naked the whole time. At noon, every day, he is given an outfit. Organizations and governments can give outfits if they are willing to pickもっと詳しく
City Wall
7月27日, ベルギー ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
Here is another part of Luxembourg's city wall that is still standing.
Tower
7月27日, ベルギー ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
This is one of the towers that were part of the city's wall. There are only 47 left standing.
Sorry We're Closed
7月27日, ベルギー ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
I'd be very curious to know how well this business does. With a name like "Sorry We're Closed", I wouldn't think they would have a lot of customers.
Touché....!
7月27日, ベルギー ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
This sculpture is representative of how the the weather in Brusseles can change from beautiful to stormy very quickly. It is called "From the atlantis to the clouds"
Jardin du Petit Sablon
7月27日, ベルギー ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
This statue is of two men who tried to stop King Philippe II of Spain from taking over Belgium.

























































































Sounds like a plan - wish I were there to get some of that luck. [Sharon]
旅行者I'll send some of mine to you!