Mini-Europe Brussels

In many ways it was good to leave Paris and Brussels was another new adventure. WE arrived late in the day and discovered our accommodation right in the heart of Belgium's Arabic community. Interesting in that it was yet another language that we didn't speak, but more so as its another cultural mix I was expecting in the middle of Europe. I should …

This morning when I checked the weather forecast, it called for showers from 10:00 until 6:00. This caused a little panic, because our plans for the day were to visit the Atomium and Mini-Europe. While the Atomium is inside, Mini-Europe is not. However, after scrambling through the list of other attractions the kids and I want to see in Brussels …

We had to catch the bus at 7:15 and to my surprise everyone was on time. Now that's called forgetting your roots ;)Walked into McDonald's @ 7 to get some coffee, like we would go to a Irani cafe.

Brussels was a 3 hr drive from our place which was the capital of not only Belgium but also the European Union. I thought we could manage with my …

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... Science Center (held World Expo- 1958) Great! We saw the largest molecules! They had many interests for families of all ages from a mini Europe to an indoor/outdoor water park. What fun we had that day & how relax everyone was- (we chose the water ...

... season. After taking some photos we walked to the complex over the tram and metro tracks, housing a water park (closed) and Mini Europe (also closed). There is also a 29 cinema complex here, featuring a disused IMAX screen. We purchased tickets for ...

... art structure but up close it's really cool.  The sheer size of it is amazing.  We decided to skip the Mini Europe park because it's cheesy looking.  Like Lego Land in Copenhagen but without the Legos.  We ...

Easter weekend went to Brussells on the Eurostar with Fiona. Stayed at Vincent van Gogh hostel near Botanique. Checked out Mini Europe and the Atomium. Met a nice Egyptian guy called Abdel and his mate Jamal and hung out at a jazz club called Cafe ...

... everything. There was a really cool monument from when Brussels hosted the World Fair a long time ago called Atomiun which overlooked Mini-Europe. It looks like a giant ball and stick chemistry model and is really shiny. You could climb up it but we ...

... Sunday morning we woke up, showered, and checked out right at noon. We left our bags at the hotel and headed out to see Mini-Europe. It's basically a park with models of countries of the EU. We saw stuff we had seen on previous travels, which was really ...

Bonjour! Just got back from Brussels - what a great trip! Before this weekend I didn't know much about Brussels/Belgium at all, except that they seem to have sprouts and waffles named after them, respectively. But a few of my friends were going (Carol, ...

... homeless people, that makes it feel unwelcoming! We went and saw the "Atomium" a massive ball sculpture. We then headed to Mini Europe which is an attraction of all the European countries and their famous icons miniature size.We went to the Grand Palace ...

... you can go inside. From the top you couldn’t see too much because of the fog but we did get a good view of mini Europe (Theme park) and we learnt a bunch about the history of Belgium, Brussels and the construction of the Atomium. Our next stop was ...