Musee des Beaux Arts

Last day in Brussels

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November 4th 2010
Back in Brussels. It’s our last day and we went to the Musee de Beaux Arts. We saw the most beautiful paintings, some of which I never thought I would ever see in person like David’s “Death of Murat” and a wonderful “Magritte” collection. They had an incredible collection of Dutch and Flemish Masters also. After that we roamed the streets of Brussels looking in the shop windows ... read more

Europe » Belgium » Brussels-Capital Region

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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