In front of the Royal Palace

First stop Brussels.

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October 19th 2008
We arrived in Brussels around noon and took photographs in front of the royal palace. Unfortunately we were late for the midday mass at the cathedral but were in time for the final blessing. We walked a bit about the ancient Gothic cathedral and admired the amazing carved wooden pulpit and enormous stained glass windows. There was some modern art in the cathedral and we are a bit uncertain as t ... read more

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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