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Brussels.what can you suprise me with?
... on the square giving it an unique style.. the Grand Place was listed as one of the Sites of World Heritage by UNESCO in 1998. The "Kings Place" and the "Town Hall" are two of the more prominent buildings.. By day we see tourists enjoying the views,The art sellers.. by night we saw the Xmas fair, restaurants buzzing and young folk gathered having their allowed "public place" drinks.. alcohol is soo inexpensive here.. sold in coffee shops, ...
Rest & relaxation....
... hour & boarded the 9 pm train back to Brussels. After the hour long ride, we again got confused on the train & missed the connecting subway train! It can be very frustrating but we just take it in stride. We flagged down a taxi at the main station & had him drive us back to our hotel. We went right to bed, around 11 pm as we had a 6:30 am alarm set for our last leg into Antwerp, which is where we would be departing with the ...
Day Six or I'm a Traveler, Not a Tourist
... the Brewer's Guild maintain their purpose, while others have been repurposed over time. The different crafts are reflected in the architecture of each buildings. For instance, the Baker's Guild has six statues at the top, representing the six things necessary to make bread: wind, water, salt, flour, yeast...and...something else :)
From the Grand-Place, we headed around the corner to see an icon of Brussels--the Mannekin Pis, or little peeing man. ...
On the bus
... have to play charades. I got off at Central station 45 minutes later and jumped straight on the City Sightseeing bus. These buses are great if you only have a limited time in a city. They show you the highlights and then you can decide what to go back and see later. I knew I wanted to see the Atomium and I knew it was a fair way out of the city so the hop-on, hop-off bus was the perfect solution.
The Atomium was build for the 1958 World Expo ...
Brussels = BORWING!
... cathedral which had a massive, carved pulpit and many statues and sculptures.
I would have to say that one of the highlights of Brussels for me, personally, was all the chocolates! Yummo! We bought some and wolfed them down – very, very nice – creamy and Belgian. I also saw a very strange photo/advertisement of four shots of a naked man. Andrew kindly took a photo of me gawking without my knowledge, much to the amusement of some old ladies ...