Belgium (Part I): July - August 2024
Brussels - The Atomium - Iron Crystal
Brussels - Mini Europe
Brussels - Mini Europe
Brussels - Mini Europe, Brussels
Brussels - Mini Europe
Brussels - Mini Europe
Brussels - Mini Europe, Trelleborg
Brussels - Mini Europe, Stockholm
Brussels - Mini Europe, Savonlinna
Brussels - Mini Europe, Maastricht
Brussels - Mini Europe, Veves
Brussels - Mini Europe, Liege
Brussels - Mini Europe, Dinant
Brussels - Mini Europe, Amsterdam
Brussels - Mini Europe, WWI Cemetery
Brussels - Mini Europe, Brugge
Brussels - Mini Europe
Brussels - Mini Europe, London
Brussels - Mini Europe, Gleann Da Loch
Brussels - Mini Europe, Cashel
Brussels - Mini Europe, Stratford-Upon-Avon
Brussels - Mini Europe
Brussels - Mini Europe, Paris
Brussels - Mini Europe, Brussels Airlines
Brussels - Mini Europe, China Eastern Airlines
Brussels - Mini Europe, Various Airlines
Brussels - Mini Europe, San Lorenzo De El Escorial
Brussels - Mini Europe, Santa Maria
Brussels - Mini Europe, Pizza
Brussels - Mini Europe, Piece of The Berlin Wall
Brussels - Mini Europe
Brussels - Mini Europe, ESA Rocket
Brussels - Mini Europe, Ariane Rocket
Brussels - Mini Europe
Brussels - Mini Europe, Ko'ypion
Brussels - Mini Europe, Athens
Brussels - Mini Europe
Brussels - Mini Europe, La Mancha
Brussels - The Atomium
Grotte de Han - Wildlife Park, Wild Boar
Grotte de Han - Wildlife Park
Grotte de Han - Wildlife Park, White Storks
Grotte de Han
Grotte de Han
Grotte de Han
Grotte de Han
Grotte de Han
Grotte de Han
Grotte de Han
Grotte de Han
Grotte de Han
Grotte de Han
Grotte de Han
Grotte de Han
Grotte de Han. The first time I came here, when I was 7, I remember that when exiting the cave we took one of these boats out. Unfortunately, that's no longer done and the built a metal walkway to exit the cave.
Grotte de Han - Prehisto Han, Fossils discovered in the rocks of the Han region
Grotte de Han - Prehisto Han, Artifacts discovered in the Han region
Grotte de Han - Prehisto Han, Artifacts discovered in the Han region
Grotte de Han - Prehisto Han, Oil lamp glass, coins, pipes
Grotte de Han - Prehisto Han, Polished Flint axes and axe fragments
Grotte de Han - Prehisto Han, Gold Disks
Grotte de Han - Prehisto Han, Bronze Knives
Grotte de Han - Prehisto Han, Roman Military Diploma
One lane road to our hotel. We stayed at an out-of-the way Hotel, which was literally in the middle of no where. The road to the hotel was this one-lane road.
Aachen - Market Fountain, Charlamagne
Aachen - Market Fountain, Charlamagne
Aachen - Market Fountain, Charlamagne
Aachen - Aachen Cathedral, Shrine of the Virgin Mary
Aachen - Aachen Cathedral, Altar
Aachen - Aachen Cathedral, Ceiling with Christ and the Four Evangelists
Aachen - Aachen Cathedral, St. Matthew
Aachen - Aachen Cathedral, St. John
Aachen - Aachen Cathedral, St. Luke
Aachen - Aachen Cathedral, St. Mark
Aachen - Aachen Cathedral, Christ
Aachen - Aachen Cathedral
Aachen - Aachen Cathedral
Aachen - Aachen Cathedral, Golden altar piece, main altar
Aachen - Aachen Cathedral, Golden altar piece, main altar
Aachen - Aachen Cathedral, Shrine of the Virgin Mary
Aachen - Aachen Cathedral. A lot of Cathedrals in Europe have little brass models of the Cathedral so the entirety of the architecture can be appreciated.
Aachen
Aachen - Aachen Cathedral
Aachen - Rathaus (City Hall)
Aachen – Rathaus, Fireplace
Aachen – Rathaus, Painting of Charlemagne
Aachen - Rathaus
Aachen – Rathaus, St. Stephen's Purse
Aachen - Rathaus - Imperial Scepter and Aspergil
Aachen - Rathaus - The Imperial Cross
Aachen - Rathaus - Imperial Crown
Aachen - Rathaus - The Imperial Orb
Aachen - Rathaus - The Imperial Gospel Book
Aachen - Rathaus - The Holy Lance
Aachen
Aachen
Aachen
Chateau-Fort de Bouillon. This was a Castle-Fort that belonged to Godfrey of Bouillon. As one of the leaders of the First Crusade, he was the first Ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1099 - 1100.
Chateau-Fort de Bouillon
Chateau-Fort de Bouillon
Chateau-Fort de Bouillon
Chateau-Fort de Bouillon, Vauban Stairs
Chateau-Fort de Bouillon, Well Wheel
Chateau-Fort de Bouillon, The Bell
Chateau-Fort de Bouillon, Double-storied, three slitted loopholes
Chateau-Fort de Bouillon, Common Buzzard
Chateau-Fort de Bouillon, Harris's Hawk
Chateau-Fort de Bouillon, Harris's Hawk
Chateau-Fort de Bouillon, Rampart Walk
Chateau-Fort de Bouillon
Chateau-Fort de Bouillon, Clock Tower
Chateau-Fort de Bouillon, View from the Tower of Austria
Chateau-Fort de Bouillon, View from the Tower of Austria
Chateau-Fort de Bouillon, Watch Turret
Chateau-Fort de Bouillon, Machicolation
Chateau-Fort de Bouillon, Machicolation
Chateau-Fort de Bouillon, Machicolation
Chateau-Fort de Bouillon, Stocks
Chateau-Fort de Bouillon, Oubliette
Chateau-Fort de Bouillon, The Cross of Jerusalem
Chateau-Fort de Bouillon
Chateau-Fort de Bouillon, Godfrey of Bouillon's Room
Chateau-Fort de Bouillon, Godfrey of Bouillon's Room
Chateau-Fort de Bouillon, The Bible of the Crusades
Chateau-Fort de Bouillon, The Bible of the Crusade
Dinant
Dinant
Dinant
Dinant - Collegiate Church of Our Lady, Saint Materne
Dinant - Collegiate Church of Our Lady, Saint Lambert
Dinant - Collegiate Church of Our Lady
Dinant - Collegiate Church of Our Lady
Dinant - Collegiate Church of Our Lady, Jesus takes up his Cross
Dinant - Collegiate Church of Our Lady, Jesus falls the second time
Dinant - Collegiate Church of Our Lady, Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
Dinant - Collegiate Church of Our Lady, Jesus is stripped of his garments
Dinant - Collegiate Church of Our Lady, Jesus dies on the cross
Dinant - Collegiate Church of Our Lady, Jesus is laid in the tomb
Dinant - Collegiate Church of Our Lady
Dinant - Collegiate Church of Our Lady
Dinant - Collegiate Church of Our Lady
Dinant - Collegiate Church of Our Lady
Dinant - Collegiate Church of Our Lady
Dinant - Collegiate Church of Our Lady
Dinant - Collegiate Church of Our Lady
Dinant - Collegiate Church of Our Lady
Dinant - Collegiate Church of Our Lady
Dinant - I always try to sample a local beer or wine whenever I go.
Braine l’Alleud – Market. This is the town I was born in, though we immigrated to the US when I was just two months old.
Braine l’Alleud – Market
Braine l’Alleud - City Hall
Braine l’Alleud - Eglise St. Etienne. This is the church in which I was baptized.
Braine l’Alleud - Eglise St. Etienne
Braine l’Alleud - Eglise St. Etienne
Braine l’Alleud - Eglise St. Etienne
Braine l’Alleud - Eglise St. Etienne
Braine l’Alleud - Hospital in which I was born
Braine l’Alleud - Hospital
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral
Ghent
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral, Adoration of the Mystic Lamb
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral, Adoration of the Mystic Lamb
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral, Adoration of the Mystic Lamb
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral, Adoration of the Mystic Lamb
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral, Adoration of the Mystic Lamb
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral, Adoration of the Mystic Lamb
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral, Adoration of the Mystic Lamb
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral
Ghent - St. Bavo Cathedral
Ghent
Ghent
Ghent
Ghent
Ghent
Ghent - Gravensteen Castle
Ghent
Ghent
Ghent