Belgium
Brussels
Brussels
Above: A Bird's Eye View of Brussels. This grand city boasts an affinity for the good things in life.
Belgians know how to eat well, they make some of the world's best beers, and there's no need to
introduce you to their chocolates. If that doesn't satisfy your appetite then why not sample one of
Europe's richest art histories with Art Nouveau jewels and strokes of surrealism.
Belgians know how to eat well, they make some of the world's best beers, and there's no need to
introduce you to their chocolates. If that doesn't satisfy your appetite then why not sample one of
Europe's richest art histories with Art Nouveau jewels and strokes of surrealism.
Above: The Grand Place is Brussels' magnificent 15th-century central square. The square's splendor is
due largely to its antique frame of guildhalls.
due largely to its antique frame of guildhalls.
Above: Brussels has been appointed headquarters for both NATO and the European Union. Here the
lavish EU Parliament building is an imposing structure topped off by a spectacular curved glass roof.
lavish EU Parliament building is an imposing structure topped off by a spectacular curved glass roof.
Above: South of the Grand Place one can find the Manneken Pis, a diminutive
statue of a little boy peeing that's supposed to embody the "irreverent spirit" of
the city and today is one of Brussels' biggest tourist draws.
statue of a little boy peeing that's supposed to embody the "irreverent spirit" of
the city and today is one of Brussels' biggest tourist draws.
Above: Light Up Night in the Grand Place.