It’s been an interesting few days here in Brussels. A couple days ago we took the metro out and visited the amazing Atomium. It was very impressive to see (and go inside of). Looking at it from a distance makes it look like it couldn’t possibly be real, and that it’s some kind of special effect. But it’s not, it’s big. And shiny. Yesterday we went to two museums, the Musical Instrument Museum (which is in a great old building, the ‘Old England’) where we wandered around 5 different floors with big headphones that would key into radio frequency spots in front of different instruments from around the globe. Some of my favorites to hear were from India, Turkey, and Eastern Europe. After that, we visited the Musee d’Art Ancien, where we got to see loads of old Flemmish paintings (including Bosch, one of my favorites). Last night we went out for a nice dinner near the crazy chaos of the Jazz Festival at the Grande Place, and then went back towards the area near our hotel. We got a spot under some table umbrellas at just the right time, as it started pouring down rain last night (first rain on the trip). Hope it doesn’t stick around. We’re off to Amsterdam today (like, in a couple hours). We’ve had fun in Brussels, but I’m looking forward to a change of pace.
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