Bruxelles

"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation."

Herbert Spencer (1820-1903)

As an Australian living in Ireland, I have noticed that Belgium gets a bad rap in Europe. Flat and boring they say. Flat certainly, and perhaps the association of Brussels being the home of the European Parliament and NATO give it its boring tag that usually goes with bureaucratic cities. What I knew about Brussels didn't help the cause either. I knew that it has what is often rated as Europes number one tourist disappointment, the Manekin Pis. It has the Atomium, a 50's Jetsons-esque ode to the future, and it also has Mini-Europe - a theme park that rips off all the famous sites of Europe. Any place that uses other places attractions to attract people sets the alarm bells ringing for me that there is not much going on here.

After my first day here though I have to say that Brussels rocks!

Manekin Pis		Dog Pis