We were blessed with a beautiful day for our walk in the city - cold but with clear blue sky and sun!
We set out from Parc station and walked towards the palace, we admired the Musical Instrument Museum and the back of the Beaux Arts before walking to Petit Sablon via a sweet old road that few people visit. Then, via Parc Egmont we reached Louise and then went around the back of the Palais de Justice to walk down into the Marolles. We visited some art nouveau social housing, a Horta nursery school, a couple of beautiful art nouveau houses and the old wine warehouse that now houses a bio market (closed on Mondays). Then it was up past the Brigitinnes theatre and across to Magritte's old drinking haunt and some remains of the original city walls. We then reached the Grand Place via the Mannekin Pis and by then were ready for hot chocolate at Blondeel's at Quai au Briques!
Merry Christmas!
We set out from Parc station and walked towards the palace, we admired the Musical Instrument Museum and the back of the Beaux Arts before walking to Petit Sablon via a sweet old road that few people visit. Then, via Parc Egmont we reached Louise and then went around the back of the Palais de Justice to walk down into the Marolles. We visited some art nouveau social housing, a Horta nursery school, a couple of beautiful art nouveau houses and the old wine warehouse that now houses a bio market (closed on Mondays). Then it was up past the Brigitinnes theatre and across to Magritte's old drinking haunt and some remains of the original city walls. We then reached the Grand Place via the Mannekin Pis and by then were ready for hot chocolate at Blondeel's at Quai au Briques!
Merry Christmas!
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| In the Petit Sablon |
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| Parc Egmont - and the Peter Pan statue gifted to the children of Belgium by the children of England |
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| By the old city wall |
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| Photobombed at the Mannekin Pis! |
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| Only 2 of us wore our Santa hats! |
