Blue vs. Green in the ❤️ of Brussels

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04 Jul 2019

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Blue vs. Green in the ❤️ of Brussels

BRUXELES PALAIS ROYAL ~ BRUSSEL ATOMIUM BRUSSELS ~ Grand Départ du Tour de France 2019 ~ Brussels was all about the bicycle and the incomparable charisma of our super champion Eddy Merckx. During his cycling career, Merckx won the Tour de France five times, the first in 1969. The supporters came from all over the world to Le Grand Départ of the world's largest race Le Tour de France in Brussels. Atomium ~ Atom of iron ~ World fair 1958 H 102 m ~ diameter of bulbs 18m ~ diameter of tubes 3m30 ~ total weight 2.400 tonnes atomium.be Gigantic atoms in the sky The symbol and pride of the country since 1958! ~ Le symbole et la fierté du pays depuis 1958 ! ~ Het symbool en de trots van het land sinds 1958!

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21 Sep 2018

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Come on Belgians We're going to win! ⚽ Allez les belges On va gagner!

the Tour de France starts in Brussels with a tribute in honor of Mr Eddy Merckx, 50 years ago he won the Tour de France. It colored Yellow in Brussels for the 100 year yellow sweater ~ MAILLOT JAUNE

20 Jul 2019

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Blue vs. Green in the ❤️ of Brussels

Défilé dedicated to the liberation of our country exactly 75 years ago HFF ~ Belgian National Day on July 21th The Royal Palace on the Place des Palais in Brussels

17 Oct 2022

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a pleasant welcome by a World Champion in the entrance hall in Brussels' Gare Centrale with Belgian Railway Station Clock

In honour of International Girl's Day on 11 October, coloured LEGO has presented a life-size statue of Belgium's Olympic hero Nafissatou Thiam at the Entrance hall to Brussels' Gare Centrale Belgium The life-size statue of Nafi Thiam will be visible at Gare Centrale's ticket hall until 17 October, following which it will be moved to the Rue Neuve street until the end of November 2022 In total, the statue of Thiam took 110 hours to build. 19.000 blocks were used and the statue weighs 54 kilograms January 28th International LEGO day Nafissatou (Nafi) Thiam (Brussel, 19 augustus 1994) became Olympic champion in the heptathlon in 2016 and 2021. She was world champion in 2017 and 2022, and European champion in 2018 and 2022.

17 Oct 2022

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A waving Belgian flag : we are welCome

this hidden gem appeared out of nowhere in the centre of Brussels, I was actually looking my way, it was a surprise for me to see it back in this alley in all its glory, framed by the houses: the morning sun on Brussels' St Michael and St Gudula Cathedral, national church of Belgium in Brabant Gothic, the Belgian flag flying in the wind when the King is in the country Kanselarijstraat Brussels Rue des Chancellors

27 Oct 2022

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Horses of tourist attraction at the Grand~Place to BE

Protected UNESCO heritage site listed in 1998 Brussels' Grand~Place

27 Oct 2022

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the Wolf is back in Flanders fields

after more than a century Wolves have something fairy~tale and mysterious, this wolfin has a heart of gold Tuesday morning, 7 February 2023, a wolf was spotted in the provinces of Flemish~Brabant and Antwerp... UNESCO World Heritage Site listed in 1998 Brussels' Grand~Place Tussen de Guldenhoofdstraat en de Boterstraat (West) op de Grote Markt nr 5 boven de deur zie je hoe de Wolvin de tweeling Romulus en Remus zoogt

18 Oct 2022

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Autumn foliage at its peak in Golden October

Brussels' St Michael and St Gudula Cathedral (XVth century) national church of Belgium in Brabant Gothic February 24th marks one year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the colours of the Ukrainian flag. This is commemorated in various places around the world. Buildings turn yellow~blue