Today I wandered the streets of Brussels after I was done at the archives. Above is a monument to Belgian King Leopold II. This is the guy that pretty much devasted the Congo in Africa and ensured that the Democratic Republic of the Congo would become the basket case it is today. 
This is the church that is near the archives.
Here is a monument to the counts of Egmont and Hornes. They were executed as traitors to Philip II of Spain by the Duke of Alba in 1568. They became symbols of local resistence to tyranny in Belgium.
Statue of Godfrey of Bouillon, the noble who established the Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem during the First Crusade. Bouillon is not too far away from Brussels.
Finally we come to the Royal Palace in the center of Brussels. It seemed pretty dead inside the grounds so I'm not sure anyone is actually living there.
If no one is living in the palace, feel free to take up residence there during the rest of your stay.
ReplyDeleteI'd consider it but Belgian police actually DO carry guns. Not worth the risk
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