I arrived in Brussels early in the morning, when it was still dark. After checking into my hotel, I decided to take a short stroll to the Grand-Place, the wonderful historical square in the center of the city.
The sunlight was just starting to penetrate into one end of the square, which itself is a rarity in the winter, when, judging from my own experience, the skies are normally gray and the sun disappears for days at a time. I love the way that the light made the gold decorations on the buildings simply sparkle.
It was a beautiful way to start this short business trip
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Enjoy your trip!
The architecture and the detail really captures your attention and imagination as you travel through Europe…You really caught this in your early morning photo.
In 1973-4, we lived in Holland and had the opportunity to travel to Brussels and Antwerp. In Brussels, the speak the most beautiful French and in Antwerp, they speak a mix between Dutch and French which is also very pretty. In eight years of French in school, I had Brooklyn French, Russian French, American French and Belgian French. by far, the prettiest was the Belgian French. No, I don’t remember any of it. Sally Morris swmorris3@aol.com
As a French speaker (I spent my junior year of college in Paris), it’s always a joy for me to travel to Brussels. You have quite a colorful past,Sally.
Even your non-wildlife pictures are beautiful. Have fun in Europe!
Thanks, Robert. When I’m traveling for work, I tend to shoot different subjects and carry only a small point-and-shoot camera.