Walking Through Brussels

  Oh, Brussels! This week we reach the Belgian capital. A wealth of history, wonderful places and art all the way. The Baroque architecture impressed me so much, you can spend hours on the streets full of charm and discover an impressive number of statues, parks and churches. The smell of chocolate is everywhere and that's what makes every walk even more enjoyable! There are so many things to see in Brussels but fortunately it is very easy to see them step by step. I tried to put them in random order because they all worth seeing, tried and tasted! Grand Place It’s the central square of Brussels. Europe’s most beautiful square. Measuring at 68 x 110 meters, it is declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998, and even declared as Europe’s most beautiful square in 2010. Incredible surrounding architecture. The square it is dominated by the Royal House, the Town Hall and the medieval guildhalls. The most prominent structure is the towering (315 feet) City Hall built back in the Middle Ages that somehow looks like a Gothic church. The foundation stone was laid in the spring of 1402 and was completed in 1450 when a statue of St. Michael defeating a Dragon was put on the top of the tower. The original statue remained on the top until June 1996 when it was replaced with a new one. The legend says that the architect suicides by throwing himself from the building when he found out that the...