Galeries Royales St.-Hubert

Bruxelles 2015

Katharina and I went to Bruxelles for a short holiday. Spoiler: It's dirty and expensive.
Galeries Royales St.-Hubert

Galeries Royales St.-Hubert

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Brussels' famous arcade.
Straight out of Bernissart

Straight out of Bernissart

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It's 1877. The first scientific discription of a Dinosaur is 53 years old, Darwin's Origin of Species not 20. The start of the fossil rush in in North America is starting with bomb in the Old World: The complete remains of 38 Iguanodons are excavated in a cole mine in Bernissant, Belgium. They all in the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, and have been since
Exocoetidae

Exocoetidae

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Detail of the Gallery of Evolution in the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels. Also: New camera has a manual focus. Anybody noticed?
Eryops megacephalus

Eryops megacephalus

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Premian amphibium living under a table in the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Brussels sees your yarn-bombing and raises you lace-bombing

Brussels sees your yarn-bombing and raises you lac…

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In the olden days Brussels was famous for it's lace. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_lace
Stained glass window

Stained glass window

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Art Nouveau window of what appears to be a staircase. Rest of the house
360° over the roofs of the Marollen

360° over the roofs of the Marollen

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The top of the free-standing Marollen Elevator is accessed by a skyway that seems to be levitating over one of Brussels oldest neighbourhood.
This Penthouse

This Penthouse

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On the roofs of Brussels
Art Deco tower

Art Deco tower

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Detail of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Brussels
Divine intervention

Divine intervention

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Well, maybe. Maybe it's just back light and some birds, who knows?
The potted plant is a nice touch.

The potted plant is a nice touch.

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Inside the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. It has so much space, people seem to lack ideas what to do with it.
Being the idiot tourist, who photographs his food.

Being the idiot tourist, who photographs his food.

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After being all snarky about it, I have to admit, one thing that is really great in Brussels is the food! This is us, getting a very reasonably priced dinner at the Roxi Cafe, Baljuwstraat.