Though I was a little less than impressed with Brussels, less so than I hoped to be, it did seem to roll out the red carpet for me with flowers covering the grand square, which only happens once every two years for a few days in August and the opening of the royal palace, which happens with about the same frequency. Even though the concept of royalty is totaly scary to me I enjoyed getting to look in the palace.
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Manneke Pis
Translated as “the little pisser”this statue has been replicated all over the world, but this, in Brussels, is the the original. Swarmed with tourists, A. and I look dubious… according to my Lonely Planet guidebook this is one of Belgium’s national symblos, though I am not sure if Belgians would aggree…
Wim in Brugges
This is my favorite photo of W…. you can hear more from him (in Dutch) at http://hilversum-gent.blogspot.com (and can you beleive we have been pen-pals since we were about 18? It seems crazy to me…)
BCBG?
So I did a little shopping and struck a silly pose on one of the bridges over the Canal de St. Martin, if you know you are silly you might as well revel in it! Leaving for Berliln tonight, so I am not sure when I will get to update again…
Canal de St. Martin
G. and I probably walked through 10 different neighborhoods on Saturday, which promted this photos taking some repose on the arguably trendy Canal de St. Martin. Despite it’s bougie surroundings, it is probably one of my favorite places in Paris.
Coco Chanel by Marie Laurencin
A paitner I had never heard of, a woman of course, a contemporary of Picasso, she had her own little room at the Orangerie Museum and I was so taken by her work, lots of greys and roses and blues, the paintings all had women and dogs in the them, a comment on ladies nature? But of course she is not as rememebered as all those other modnerist dudes, even if her paintings are way more interesting.
Orangerie Museum
I finally got to see Monet’s waterlillies in person and also sme impressionist work, though I loved these window most of all.
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