Brussels. Built for the World Fair in 1958. Each giant sphere serves a purpose. For example, one sphere is a conference room, another is a restaurant, viewing deck and bar, etc. Each sphere is connected by escalators and stairways.
BELGIUM: BRUSSELS & BRUGES December 23rd 2008 And so begins our adventure to yet another country! To be exact, Belgium is now the 8th country we’ve visited in Europe! We began our journey on the Eurostar from London to Brussels. Taking the train was a nice change from flying since we didn’t have to be at the train station until approximately 45 minutes before departure. Although the Eurostar is one of the fastest trains in the world, we a ... 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
We moved to England in August, 2007. We had just graduated university and were looking for our first teaching jobs, so we decided to venture overseas to travel around Europe and start our careers at the same time! While living in England we travelled and saw more places than we ever imagined would be possible! In addition to our travelling adventures, we got engaged on Christmas Day, 2007 and were married on August 22, 2009! What a wonderful way to spend those two years of our lives. We never thought we would have the opportunity to work and travel abroad. If you look around our blog you'l... full info