THINGS TO DO IN BRUSSELS

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• BELGIUM, LOCATED IN WESTERN EUROPE, IS A SMALL SOVEREIGN AND HIGHLY DEVELOPED STATE THAT RANKS HIGH IN THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX. THE PLACE IS KNOWN FOR ITS HISTORIC SITES, AND DEVELOPMENT IN ARTS AND CULTURE. WHEN IT COMES TO ART THERE HAVE BEEN MANY FAMOUS PAINTERS AND ARTISTS WHO EMERGED FROM BELGIUM, AND SPAN THE EARLY NETHERLANDISH TIME-PERIOD AND THE MOSAN ART ERA, THE FLEMISH RENAISSANCE AND THE BAROQUE PAINTING, AND GOTHIC ART OR THE ROMANESQUE DRAWINGS. ANOTHER REASON FOR BELGIUM’S FAME IS THE PRESENCE OF HIGH END RESTAURANTS THAT PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY, DELECTABLE CUISINES.

ATOMIUM

• BRUSSELS HAS MANY FANTASTIC SIGHTS FOR TOURISTS AND ATOMIUM IS ONE WHICH MANAGES TO CAPTURE THE EYE OF MOST TOURISTS. JUST GETTING A PICTURE OUTSIDE OF THIS SCULPTURE MAKES FOR A GREAT PHOTO, AND ANYONE WHO SEES THE PHOTO WILL END UP ASKING ABOUT IT. THE BEST PART OF VISITING THIS PLACE IS THAT IT ISN’T JUST A MONUMENT. IF YOU DISCOVER THIS PLACE ON YOUR OWN, YOU ARE IN FOR A VERY NICE SURPRISE.

DRIVING TOWARDS IT, YOU WILL FEEL LIKE IT IS A SCULPTURE OR MONUMENT TO SCIENCE, WHICH WOULD ONLY BE HALF CORRECT. IT WAS ERECTED IN 1958 FOR THE WORLD FAIR HOSTED BY BELGIUM. AS YOU GET CLOSER TO IT, YOU WILL REALIZE IT IS TOO BIG TO BE JUST A MONUMENT, AND SOMETHING ELSE MUST BE GOING ON.

AUTOWORLD

• WE MAY BE A BIT BIASED BECAUSE WE LOVE CARS, BUT WE TRULY BELIEVE THAT SECRETLY, EVERYONE ABSOLUTELY LOVES VINTAGE CARS. LOOKING AT RARE CARS IS A PLEASURE, BECAUSE YOU GET TO SEE THE BEST IN ENGINEERING AND MARVEL AT THE PERFORMANCE. LOOKING AT VINTAGE BEAUTIES IS EVEN BETTER BECAUSE YOU KNOW THEY REPRESENTED THE BEST IN STYLE AND TECHNOLOGY OF THEIR TIME, AND THE DIFFERENT DESIGN TRENDS LOOK EVEN MORE EXOTIC NOW. WE WEREN’T REALLY EXPECTING MUCH FROM AUTOWORLD IN BRUSSELS, BUT BEING CAR FANS, WE DECIDED IT WAS AT LEAST WORTH A LOOK. WE ARE VERY PLEASED WE BOTHERED TO DO SO, AS THE COLLECTION HERE PROVED TO BE ABSOLUTELY STUNNING.

BOIS DE LA CAMBRE

• WE THINK YOU CAN TELL A LOT ABOUT A CITY BY LOOKING AT ITS PARKS. PARKS AREN’T ECONOMICALLY EFFICIENT; THEY ARE ONLY FOCUSED ON BY ADMINISTRATIONS THAT CARE A GOOD DEAL ABOUT THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THEIR CITY. WE THINK BOIS DE LA CAMBRE DOES A GREAT JOB OF SHOWING HOW COMMITTED BRUSSELS IS TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE A GOOD TIME IN THE CITY. THE PARK LIES IN THE SOUTHERN REGION AND COVERS AN AREA OF 1.23 KILOMETERS. THE PARK, LIKE ALL GOOD PARKS, PROVIDES A BEAUTIFULLY PEACEFUL AREA, WHICH IS THE PERFECT PLACE TO GO TO WHEN YOU ARE TIRED OF THE CITY. THERE IS NOTHING MORE REFRESHING THAN JUST SPENDING A DAY IN THE PARK AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN BUSY FOR A FEW DAYS.

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IN-BRUSSELS

• THE CAPITAL OF BELGIUM, BRUSSELS IS A FRENCH COMMUNITY. WHEN THE SECOND WORLD WAR ENDED, IT WAS THEN THAT BRUSSELS BECOME THE CENTER OF ARTS, POLITICS, AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT. DUE TO AN INCREASED NUMBER OF MIGRATIONS, BRUSSELS HAS BECOME A MULTILINGUAL STATE. OCCUPATION OF THE CITY STARTED AT THE YEAR 580, BUT IT IS SAID TO BE OFFICIALLY FOUNDED IN THE YEAR 979 BY THE DUKE CHARLES OF LOWER LOTHARINGIA.