Nan, Pop and myself at the Atomium

Week 34 - Grandparents visit

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October 2nd 2012
18/09/2012 Waking up today, I was greeted with a reminder from my IPod, that today Nan and Pop would be arriving at 11 o’clock sharp at Brussels Midi. Catching a ride to Brussels with Marc, I walked from his business conference he was having at a local delta loyd, to Brussels midi along the seedy side-streets. Didn’t even matter that it was the middle of the day, there were still prostitutes ... read more

Europe » Belgium » Walloon Brabant

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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