A view of Boulevard Anspach
Belgians seems to be fond of Danish beer, the Danish Tavern is specialised in Carlsberg. But the Tavern seems not to know difference between the German and the Danish flag.
But Belgians also brew their own beer
The Grand Place is the main tourist attraction in Brussels. It’s a place that I visit several times (if possible) each time I am in Brussels. And it is a good place to investigate the behaviour of tourists.
There are many photo opportunities, and tourist are busy with their smartphones. The girl in the background is busy with another new photoing device; a drone. It seems that drones cannot only be used to kill civilians and terrorists, but also to impress your Facebook friends.
It has lifted.
It is in the air. Very impressive. I will immediate start to put money aside to buy one myself.
I got a comment from a friend of mine on FB: “Great. And a good idea with a drone. Your comments will be even more interesting:-)” My answer: “If you expects that more photos from above will make my considerations and comments even more interesting, it is good reason to find the money needed to buy one. The first challenge is anyway to persuade my wife that a drone is needed in our household!”
The guy is so busy with his selfie stick that he forgets his girlfriend.
A view over the Brussels center.
The Park de Brussels is another favorite of mine
The Royal Palace. The wealth that Belgium extracted from colonial Africa changed the face of the modern-day Brussels. Some of it is invested in the Royal Palace. Two of Brussels' most elegant thoroughfares, Avenue Louise and Avenue Terveuren were laid out with money raised from Belgium's adventures in the Congo basin, and many of the city's most grandiose buildings were funded from the proceeds of rubber, timber and ivory. One man was responsible for Belgium's grip on a vast chunk of central Africa: Leopold II. "I don't want to miss the chance of getting us a slice of this magnificent African cake," he said in a letter to one of his ambassadors. Even by the standards of the day, Leopold's attitude to his colony was ruthless and exploitative - his rule destroyed thousands of villages and left an estimated three million people dead. In Brussels, Leopold left his mark in stone - in monuments and buildings. But in Congo his influence was much more malign. The years of terror broke down traditional communities and created a long-lasting pattern of plunder.
Back to the beautiful Park de Brussels.
A former Mayor of Brussels
One of the many charming murals in Brussels
The Charleroi Channel
It not only in Denmark that we have very fit mothers transporting their kids on a bike
Another mural
The Charleroi Channel
There are extremely many very posh and expensive restaurants and also more humble eating places in Brussels (and everything in between). This is one from the second category.
But the food was OK
Two street musicians
The Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert (French) or Koninklijke Sint-Hubertusgalerijen (Dutch) is a glazed shopping arcade in Brussels from 1847.
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