Place Royale, in the front of the Royal Palace
The atomium built in 1958
The little boy pissing statue.Wednesday we arrived in to Brussels and it was fairly late so we got some dinner and went back to the hotel. The hotel was in a fairly swish area with snobby clothes shops and restaurants.
We got up and went to Grand Place which is the centre of Brussels with really nice old buildings and the Hotel De Ville. Just down from the Grand Place is the Little Boy Pissing Statue. The statue is only really small, about 56 cm tall and it was a bit of a let down considering it is the catch cry fountain for Brussels.
We then headed for the "Expo 1958" Park where the atomium is. Wow it was amazing! We paid and went inside, you could go to the very top in the elevator and it was a very bizarre view. When you came back down you could also walk to 4 of the other spheres which was also a strange feeling. It was hard to believe they built this back in the 50's. As with other world expo structures it was meant to be temporary and dismantled after the expo. They have just recently spent millions of Euro's and 2 years restoring it.
We did not see Kim Klijsters or John Claude Van Damme while we were in Brussels but we did see lots of smog.
Finished the day off in the Royal Palais Garden opposite the Royal Palace eating chocolate waffles. Friday we head to Holland.
We got up and went to Grand Place which is the centre of Brussels with really nice old buildings and the Hotel De Ville. Just down from the Grand Place is the Little Boy Pissing Statue. The statue is only really small, about 56 cm tall and it was a bit of a let down considering it is the catch cry fountain for Brussels.
We then headed for the "Expo 1958" Park where the atomium is. Wow it was amazing! We paid and went inside, you could go to the very top in the elevator and it was a very bizarre view. When you came back down you could also walk to 4 of the other spheres which was also a strange feeling. It was hard to believe they built this back in the 50's. As with other world expo structures it was meant to be temporary and dismantled after the expo. They have just recently spent millions of Euro's and 2 years restoring it.
We did not see Kim Klijsters or John Claude Van Damme while we were in Brussels but we did see lots of smog.
Finished the day off in the Royal Palais Garden opposite the Royal Palace eating chocolate waffles. Friday we head to Holland.
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