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must love manong cab driver... the king's palace is not on our place to visit but he made a detour for us...
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the king's palace...
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quick selfie under the coolest structure on this part of the world...
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one of the must see in belgium... a bit far from the city center but worth the trip...
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the name atomium is a combination of atom and aluminium... spheres are connected so the whole forms the shape of unit cell of an iron crystal...
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the other side of atomium... i don't know what this building is...
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they closed the major street in brussels for the parade...
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there's also a notre dame in brussels...
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so i have never seen a local festival at home... but i go to brussels and i become part of it...
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locals in costumes... getting ready for a parade and a performance...
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curious curious curious... i eavesdropped and apparently, this happens every other year... and we're here to see it... lucky lucky lucky...
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whimsical, everywhere...
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how long were we gone for??? the grand place was suddenly filled with chairs and tables in preparation for a show...
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and suddenly, i became part of a different world in brussels...
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tourists, everywhere...
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newlyweds wave from one of the balconies of the townhall... feeling royals... well, maybe they are...
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lady in orange pants sang opera in one of the squares... soo good... she got herself an audience...
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artists every where... just like in florence...
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this has got to be the sweetest country in the world...
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art deco and minimilist in one... amazing...
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galeries royales saint hubert...
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in belgium, these are just waffles... this is so sinfully good... but justified because i have already walked twenty thousand steps today...
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los churros and waffle... we definitely need to try this...
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so let's see if this is better than la lola's...
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oh so regal... this cathedral is the setting for many royal marrianges and state funerals...
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this cathedral is dedicated to two saints: gudula and michael... the patron saint of the city of brussels...
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oh... it's another holy door... how blessed...
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mandatory photo using her ever reliable selfie stick...
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cathedral of saint gudula and saint michael...
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it's a climb to the top of the church... but mommy managed... she can when it's cold...
