Brussels

Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium 2022 - The Brussels-Capital Region is made up of 19 communes or municipalities. The largest is Brussels, the capital of Belgium which contains the historic core of the city and the “European Quarter” where many of the institutions of the European Union are located. My time in Brussels was limited to the Forest and Uccle communes.
De Lorada restaurant and bar on the traffic circle surrounding the Saint Augustin church. I spent several very pleasant sunny afternoons sitting outside with a…
An old Citroen parked near the traffic circle surrounding the Saint Augustin church in Forest, Brussels, Belgium
The St. Gilles Prison, which looks like a crusades-era fortress, was built in 1884 and is a remand centre which also holds a limited number of convicts, has a…
Rue Meyerbeer where we stayed in Brussels. Uccle, Brussels, Belgium
Decorative tiles on the wall of a building on the traffic circle surrounding the Saint Augustin church. Forest, Brussels, Belgium
Rue du Tournoi near the traffic circle surrounding the Saint Augustin church. Forest, Brussels, Belgium
The Saint Augustin church, located at Altitude 100 (the highest point of Brussels) built in 1935 in the art deco style of the time is a local landmark visible…
An old Citroen parked near the traffic circle surrounding the Saint Augustin church in Forest, Brussels, Belgium
A large old house on Rue Meyerbeer near where we stayed in Brussels. Uccle, Brussels, Belgium
Rue Meyerbeer near where we stayed in Brussels. Uccle, Brussels, Belgium
A Renault Twizy. A 2 seater electric microcar. Forest, Brussels, Belgium
A relief carving on a building near where we stayed in Uccle, Brussels, Belgium
Av. Brugmann, Brussels, Belgium
Av. Brugmann, Brussels, Belgium
Av. Brugmann, Brussels, Belgium
One of several lifts that we saw that are used to get construction materials to the roof or furniture up to apartments. Brussels, Belgium
A church on Av. Brugmann, Brussels, Belgium
Av. Brugmann, Brussels, Belgium
Nice old houses on the corner of Av. Du Mont Kemmel and Av. Besme, Brussels, Belgium
Nice old houses on the corner of Av. Du Mont Kemmel and Av. Besme, Brussels, Belgium