The Royal Palace

I read in one of my travel guides that the King of Belgium doesn't actually live here. It's used mainly for official and ceremonial events.

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Sunday in Brussels

January 15th 2006
No trip to Belgium is complete without a trip to Brussels, so I went with Daniel and Dr. King, both from the U of A. We took a train to Brussels Central, got off, and started walking around. We walked past the royal palace, down to the Grote Markt (Grand Place), saw Manneken Pis, and had a late lunch of what else...mussels. ... read more

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

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