This imposing building , rising up in the background, has been covered in scaffolding for years, since a cleaning project was completed. Apparently there are no funds for pulling it down, and the government won’t fund it.
Day 28: Windmills, Kinderdyjk, And Brussels. October 8th 2022 This morning was a crisp, early start, and after a few free coffees from the hotel we slept in, Natalia drove us to Kinderdyjk, a cluster of 19 traditional windmills that has been preserved for tourist and cultural reasons.
The complex offers a boat ride/ mill inspection guided tour for a small ransom, so we opted to walk along the tarred tracks that line the banks of the canal.
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Europe » Belgium » Brussels-Capital Region » Brussels Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830 and was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. It has prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Tensions bet... ... read more