The King’s House
Charlie, with the white shirt and ballcap, at the Beginning of our Tour.
The Little Pisser and Tin-Tin Escaping
Mont De Arts Garden (where we ended our tour)
For our first day in country, we decided to take advantage of the free walking tour of Brussels offered by Sandemans New Europe Tours. The tour begins in the main square and ends at the Mont De Arts Garden. We were greeted enthusiastically by our British guide, Charlie, and promptly whisked away through the quaint little streets of Brussels. Later, in the evening, we attend a Belgian Beer Tasting Tour, also through Sandemans. By the end of the day, we are both completely in love with Belgium! And, we haven’t even been to Bruges, yet…
Start of the Tour. Charlie, our guide is behind us in the white shirt and ballcap.
Town Hall
Guild Halls
Monument Everard. Stroke the sculpture for good luck!
Space Invaders mosaics are all over the city. I liked this one, which is in the neighborhood of the Little Pisser.
Manneken Frites…even the fries are pissing!
This Cathedral has been renovated such that the exterior is brand new, but inside the walls, they have left the original 15th century foundation.
The Royal Theater. A revolution was started here after a rousing performance of an Opera!
Public Cartoon Artwork. They love comics in Belgium!
Beautiful Covered Shopping Area. We were nearly thrown out from this area by a local shop owner who was none too happy with the tour group standing outside his shop!
Royal Palace of Brussels
Charlie, Our Tree Hugger Guide! Here we are in City Park…
Lots of nice areas to run!
Musical Instruments Museum.
At the End of the Tour
More Space Invaders!
Dennis at Mont De Arts
Clare at Mont De Arts
Mont De Arts Sculpture
After the tour, we walked around a little more and then went back to the apartment to rest up before the evening. We decided to take a Belgian Beer Tour, by Sandemans.
The tour included a lesson on the art of Belgian beer making, the Trappist Beers, and how to pour a perfect pint. We met at a local pub and then walked to 5 more establishments. We ended the tour at Delirium, a fine brewery with a world record for the number of beers stocked.
Pouring the perfect pint!
Dennis’ turn to pour!
Our tour group. Fun crowd!
Unmarked Trappist Beer…being sold…very hard to get and very pricey!
Sample Beer Menu…blonds and fruits.
A Light and Refreshing IPA. I normally despise IPAs, but this one was okay.
Delirium Taps!
Delirium Interior
Tags: Around the World, Belgian Beer Tour, Belgium, Brussels, Delirium, Sandemans New Brussels Tour, Trappist Beer, Walking Tour