One of our goals this year is to get to know Brussels better. We’re so busy traveling everywhere else, we forget to check out our own city. This last weekend, Thomas and I woke up to find more fluffy, white stuff outside, and thought it would be a great day to head downtown to take some snowy city shots and visit the Rene Magritte Museum.
Thomas plays in the snow
The museum does not allow photography, but it was a wonderful exhibit. Magritte was a surrealist who painted abstract subjects in a photo-realistic style. I was hoping to learn about the meaning behind his work, but Magritte said they were just objects he wanted to paint. Hah!
Saint Jacques church from the MIM cafe
Afterward, we headed to the Musical Instruments Museum to have lunch on their rooftop cafe. It was a fantastic view! We then wandered over to Place Poelaert which also has some nice views of the city.
Snowy rooftops and sunset at Place Poelaert
If you’d like to see more of the photos we took, I’ve posted them on PicasaWeb.
- Views Around Brussels (22 photos)
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I can’t see the additional Picasa photos, but love the snow shots. Connor and I went to the Magritte museum yesterday. She loved all the “silly” paintings! She may be the only one who gets it!
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I love to read your stories and to see your photography. You are very good at both…. are you pursuing a career in either of these fields…. Hugs, Sherry
Sherry – Blogging and photography are just hobbies. :)
Pre-Belgium, I designed online training, both the educational-side and web development-side. It’s funny how many of us at the women’s club give up our careers to move here and are now known by the company our husband’s work at, but we don’t know what each other’s careers were before we moved here…
We are guilty of visiting places further away than what is in our own backyard as well. Looks like you guys had a great day! Did you eat outside? Looks pretty cold to do so.
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I absolutely love the outside of the musical instruments museum and wondered if the exhibits were worth seeing. Perhaps if we make it to Brussels again sometime….
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