Three Stopovers in Brussels

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April 13th 2023

Published: December 21st 2023

In August and November 2022 and in April 2023, I had planned retreats and volunteering assignments in two retreat centres in the UK. Since I had a bit of time, I decided to travel by train, which was also the more environmentally friendly way of travelling. Doing the whole trip from Dortmund, Germany, to Colwall in Herefordshire or to Whitchurch in Shropshire, UK, in one go would have taken some 1... Read Full Entry

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Katha Turbostern

I started this blog in late 2007, before heading off to Australia for a hang gliding adventure. After my first solo flight in a hang glider all I wanted to do was fly as much as possible. I gave up my job as a human resources consultant and headed to Australia to live my dream of hang gliding. When I returned after four months, I wanted to build my life around the sport I loved so much, and I did. I was also determined to make it into the national hang gliding team and started flying competitions with only one year of flying experience. My dream was shattered in earl... full info

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Grand-Place at night IV

Guild houses now in red.

Grand-Place at night V

Maison du Roi now in red.

Grand-Place at night VI

Town Hall now in red.

Grand-Place at night VII

Town Hall, Guild Houses, and Maison du Roi, now in green.

Grand-Place at night VIII

Town Hall, Guild Houses, and Maison du Roi, now in blue.

Atomium I

A 165-billion-fold magnification of the crystalline elementary cell of iron.

Atomium II

View from below.

Atomium III

View from the top sphere.

Atomium IV

View from the top sphere towards the city centre.

Atomium V

The restaurant.

Belgian food V

Pretty but not so tasty waffle in the restaurant on top of Atomium.

Atomium VI

Escalator in the sphere with the exhibition on the history of the building.

Atomium VII

Stairs running up one of the tubes connecting two of the spheres.

Atomium IIX

Escalator running up into the area that has the light shows.

Atomium IX

Light show.

Atomium X

Light show.

Atomium XI

Light show in again another sphere.

Atomium XII

The exhibition for which people all over the world took pictures from their windows.

Belgian beer II

... at Café Georgette.

Belgian food VI

One of the best burgers I ever had, at Café Georgette.

Belgian food VII

And of course the burger at Café Georgette had to come with hot chips.

22nd December 2023

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Travel Stress
Oh my goodness, I felt stressed just reading about your trips to Brussels! The first one seemed so straightforward, but then I read your second and third! I remember similar train issues just travelling in and around Cologne last June, from strikes to delays to cancellations. I can't imagine what it must be like travelling further with them. It seems like you got the most out of Brussels while you were there though, and so glad you got to visit Atomium in the end! Well done, your struggles seemed to pay off!

22nd December 2023

Katha Turbostern
Kathas World

Re: Travel Stress
Thank you for following my trip in spite of the rather unpleasant journey. I can imagine your trip to Cologne must have been an adventure as well, but not one of the nice kind. Travelling with Deutsche Bahn has turned into a nightmare indeed, and I must confess that I do not enjoy travelling as much anymore as I used to. Also because flying has turned into a real hassle. But when I read everyone's stories here on TB, I feel inspired again. And the city of Brussels was well worth a visit, especially Grand-Place and Atomium :-)

22nd December 2023

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Thanks for the memories...
My first visit to Brussels was to the 1958 Worlds Fair. Then I lived there from 1984 to 1995. I so miss the Belgian waffles!

25th December 2023

Katha Turbostern
Kathas World

Re: Thanks for the memories...
Thanks for coming along and commenting. I'll have to find your posts from your time in Brussels on your blog, look forward to learning what the city was like then :-)

28th December 2023

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Going with the flow
We all know our travels will not be smooth every trip but you seem to have trouble with Brussels. Ugh. How frustrating. I'm glad you enjoyed your time. I liked the street performer.

29th December 2023

Katha Turbostern
Kathas World

Re: Going with the flow
Thank you for commenting. The street performer was amazing indeed, I did not leave until she did :-)

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