Brussels wins the award for most expensive country on this trip. Fortunately, there was plenty of great sightseeing to be had for free! It was a short walk from our hotel to the Grand Place, the splendid square dating back to the1400s when the City Hall was built (the building behind me and to the left in the above picture.) It was eventually surrounded by guild buildings showing the power of the merchant class. Now it is a UNESCO world heritage site.
The streets around the Grand Place are fun to explore. Below is Anthony Knopps of WTVG in Toldeo, Ohio, touching the good luck statue.
Near the hotel was the charming Egmont Palace and a statue dedicated to the Duke of Egmont,whose execution for religious reasons contributed to the independence of the Netherlands and inspired works by Goethe and Beethoven.
A plaza near the national library provided a peaceful view of the sunset over the old town, although most of our RIAS group opted for a Czech music festival instead.
Brussels wins the award for most expensive country on this trip. Fortunately, there was plenty of great sightseeing to be had for free! It was a short walk from our hotel to the Grand Place, the splendid square dating back to the1400s when the City Hall was built (the building behind me and to the left in the above picture.) It was eventually surrounded by guild buildings showing the power of the merchant class. Now it is a UNESCO world heritage site.
The streets around the Grand Place are fun to explore. Below is Anthony Knopps of WTVG in Toldeo, Ohio, touching the good luck statue.
Near the hotel was the charming Egmont Palace and a statue dedicated to the Duke of Egmont,whose execution for religious reasons contributed to the independence of the Netherlands and inspired works by Goethe and Beethoven.
A plaza near the national library provided a peaceful view of the sunset over the old town, although most of our RIAS group opted for a Czech music festival instead.
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