MikeSandy.net | First Trip to Belgium 2008 Photo Album

Frosties!

Oct 9, 2008 – Kellogg's Frosted Flakes are called Frosties in Belgium (seen here at the local Delhaize grocery store), but they're still great.

Downtown Brussels

Oct 9, 2008 – A street in downtown Brussels that typifies the old-style architecture in Brussels

Downtown Brussels

Oct 9, 2008 – A street in downtown Brussels that typifies the old-style architecture in Brussels

Brussels Town Hall

Oct 9, 2008 – Brussels Town Hall in Grand Place. This building was completed 31 years before Christopher Columbus was even born.

Grand Place

Oct 9, 2008 – Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium

Manneken Pis

Oct 9, 2008 – Manneken Pis is a famous landmark in Brussels, Belgium

Manneken Pis

Oct 9, 2008 – Manneken Pis is a famous landmark in Brussels, Belgium

Brussels Town Hall Tower

Oct 9, 2008 – The tower of Brussels' town hall in Grand Place seen from a distance

Brussels Architecture

Oct 9, 2008 – A typical mix of old and modern in Brussels, Belgium

Brussels Town Hall Tower

Oct 9, 2008 – The tower of Brussels' town hall seen from a distance

The Royal Palace of Brussels

Oct 9, 2008 – The Royal Palace of Brussels. It wasn't particularly fortified or well-guarded. I'm pretty sure I could've taken over their Royal Palace.

A Street in Brugge

Oct 10, 2008 – A cobblestone street we followed into the center of Brugge, Belgium

Old Buildings

Oct 10, 2008 – Old buildings in Brugge, Belgium

The Belfort

Oct 10, 2008 – The Belfort in Brugge, Belgium

The Markt

Oct 10, 2008 – The Markt (that is not a typo) in Brugge, Belgium

The Belfort

Oct 10, 2008 – The Belfort in Brugge, Belgium

The Markt

Oct 10, 2008 – The Markt in Brugge, Belgium

The Belfort

Oct 10, 2008 – The Belfort stands tall above the Markt in Brugge, Belgium

Brugge City Hall

Oct 10, 2008 – Brugge's City Hall in the Burg square

The Burg

Oct 10, 2008 – The Burg in Brugge, Belgium, with its Belfort seen in the background. On the far left side of the photo there is a darker building with gold adornments on its facade and a double-arched entrance. This entrance leads to the Basilica of the Holy Blood, which has a sacred vial that allegedly contains a cloth with the blood of Jesus Christ that the crusaders brought to Brugge in the 12th or 13th century.

Canal in Brugge

Oct 10, 2008 – A canal in Brugge, Belgium

Canal in Brugge

Oct 10, 2008 – A canal in Brugge, Belgium

Brugge Canal Boat Tour

Oct 10, 2008 – The view of some architecture in Brugge, Belgium while on a canal boat tour

Brugge Canal Boat Tour

Oct 10, 2008 – A photo of a canal in Brugge taken while on a boat tour

Brugge Architecture

Oct 10, 2008 – A cool building seen from a canal boat tour in Brugge, Belgium

Cool Architecture in Brugge

Oct 10, 2008 – Cool architecture in Brugge, Belgium

Brugge Canal Boat Tour Scenery

Oct 10, 2008 – Scenery along the canal boat tour in Brugge, Belgium

Brugge Canal Scenery

Oct 10, 2008 – Scenery from a Brugge, Belgium canal boat tour. The Belfort stands tall in the background.

Brugge Canal Scenery

Oct 10, 2008 – Scenery from a Brugge, Belgium canal boat tour. The Belfort stands tall in the background.

Brugge Canal Scenery

Oct 10, 2008 – Scenery from a Brugge, Belgium canal boat tour. The Belfort stands tall in the background, at right.

The Belfort

Oct 10, 2008 – The Belfort in Brugge, Belgium

Brugge

Oct 10, 2008 – Canals and old architecture abound in Brugge, Belgium

Brussels Sunset

Oct 10, 2008 – Brussels Town Hall's tower with beautiful sunset colors behind

Manneken Pis

Oct 11, 2008 – Manneken Pis, a famous landmark in Brussels, Belgium, donning a costume of some sort. According to Manneken Pis' Wikipedia page: "On occasion, the statue is hooked up to a keg of beer. Cups will be filled up with the beer flowing from the statue and given out to people passing by."

The Sacre Coeur

Oct 11, 2008 – The Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Paris, France during the Montmartre Grape Harvest Festival. We did not know about the festival until we arrived!

Hotel de Ville

Oct 12, 2008 – The Hotel de Ville in Paris, France. This building is not a hotel, however, it's Paris' city hall ("hotel de ville" is French for "city hall").

The Louvre

Oct 12, 2008 – The exterior of the Louvre museum in Paris, France. The Mona Lisa is somewhere in there.

The Arc de Triomphe

Oct 12, 2008 – The Arc de Triomphe on Paris' Avenue des Champs-Elysees

The Arc de Triomphe

Oct 12, 2008 – The Arc de Triomphe on Paris' Avenue des Champs-Elysees

The Arc de Triomphe

Oct 12, 2008 – The Arc de Triomphe on Paris' Avenue des Champs-Elysees

Seine River

Oct 12, 2008 – The Seine River with the eery dark outline of the Eiffel Tower (on the left side of the photo, with its two red aircraft warning lights) looms large in the distance

Eiffel Tower Scene

Oct 12, 2008 – The (unlit) Eiffel Tower looms large in the distance over the Seine River at about 4:30 AM in Paris, France

The Eiffel Tower

Oct 12, 2008 – The Eiffel Tower. They don't keep it lit all night, ufortunately.

The Eiffel Tower

Oct 12, 2008 – A blurry, but lighter photo of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France

Brussels Town Hall Tower

Oct 12, 2008 – The Brussels Town Hall tower

Brussels Street Scene

Oct 12, 2008 – A street scene in Brussels, Belgium with the town hall's tower in the background

Royal Galleries of Saint-Hubert

Oct 12, 2008 – The Royal Galleries of Saint-Hubert in Brussels, Belgium. It's basically an indoor-outdoor shopping mall in downtown Brussels.

Awesome Street Performer

Oct 12, 2008 – This guy was the most entertaining street performer I think I've ever seen. He had dozens of people watching him perform. Gotta love the socks and sandals combination.