Bloom Brussels

... renew my mobility, and my friendships. When you've gone through a long hard winter, all you really want is to see the flowers bloom in spring. So I'll go through my usual SoCal/Arizona nexus. The trade shows are over, so that was and is never a factor. ...

Cousin Linda and I embark on a 15-day trip through Luxembourg, Belgium, and The Netherlands. The highlight of our visit will be a 7-day cruise aboard the SS Amadagio river cruise ship. We hope our timing is perfect to see the tulips in bloom.

... another 6 or so Belgium beers that night. Frank was till a little dusty from Munich so he didn't really get involved in Brussels, something about having to go to home depot and get some wallpaper. one thing about Belgium beer is that you need to treat it ...

... models outlining the development and growth of the city. Floor 3 shows the cultural, economic and social development of Brussels detailed by several historic documents, paintings, engravings, scientific documents and manuscripts. Also on this floor is ...

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... it is as if each architect was competing to outdo the previous. The buildings are two leading examples of Gothic architecture in Brussels. The exterior of the Town Hall is decorated with small sculptures which stand at each window frame. The House of the ...

... lived there. The Place is home to many outdoor restaurants and bars serving such wonderful brew as cherry beer. Brussels is looking lovely with flowers in bloom and fruit trees in full Summer glow ...but Breda did warn me this city can have four seasons ...

The capital city of Belgium is mainly a business centerer.  We traveled there by bus via the Hague and Antwerp. The main tourists attractions are centered around the Grote Markt (Grand place) a square in the centre of town with ornate ...

i'm finally here! ahh i can hardly believe i am in africa. i arrived tonight via Brussels airlines around 7:30 pm. My professor's husband met me at the airport and brought me to Bloom Hotel where I met with my professor. Since it was so late by the time I ...

... the prostitutes addressing our pub crawl group of 50.) Vital Signs Strange Encounters in Amsterdam: None Strange Encounters in Brussels: Three, the irony. Sleep: A little because of the snoring fat Dutchman. Dares Hot Guys-FAILED McDonalds-Only got Spain ...

... knows me knows that a smaller town is more what I enjoy. We did get lost in the countryside on the way to Brussels ... took a detour which actually had another detour which took us through cow country on cobblestones.  That part of the day I ...

... late?! So, of course no ferries running, and i had 2 days to get out to Santorini, for a ferry to Crete and flight to Brussels. Shit. And so we learned the wise lesson: the credit card will buy you out of disaster. And quick as a flash (2hrs ...

... Monday we met at Central Station for the trip to Paris. The Thalys train reaches speeds of 300 kph (180+ mph), but only between Brussels (which is roughly halfway) and Paris due to the track quality. Therefore, the 4 hour trip takes 3 hours to go 50% of ...

... being at a real family seder. So this year, I decided I would find one. Late last year, just before I moved to Brussels, I DJ'd a party in Dublin that was part of the worldwide Burning Man community. While I was DJing a young French man named Philippe ...

Today we leave Amsterdam for Brussels. I feel like we have really been able to explore a lot of the Netherlands and get a good feel for the city and the country. Yesterday we walked around a lot, visited the outdoor flower market and an outdoor flea ...

... a big sleep in, we dropped Alex to work and then headed to Brugge for the afternoon. It is only about 1 1/2 hours from Brussels. The countryside is beautiful, but a little cold, as winter starts to set in. Brugge, is full of cobbled streets and old ...

... never actually been outside of Amsterdam so I'm pretty excited. If we can afford it, we're going to swing by Brugge and Brussels for a day, since Brugge is one of my favorite places ever. I love having company. It's great to have my American friends ...

... of the place, although we were only able to spend about two and a half hours there because we had to hurry and head for Brussels, Belgium. [The images depicted on this page are not my own. To check out my personal photos, please click on the ...

... sleeping pills. George is so groggy from the pills that he just drifts through our change of plane and our breakfast in Brussels airport. The cold seafood platters we'd ordered on the transatlantic were pretty good, anyhow, so he didn't miss ...