Well, hellooo Brussels!… It’s been a while.
‘Twas a quick trip for work, but that didn’t mean there would be no time for play!
Parc de Bruxelles 
Parc de Bruxelles 
Parc de Bruxelles 
The Sculpture Garden || Jardin des sculptures 
Grand Sablon 
Grand Sablon 
The old and the new:
On the right: Anneessens Tower, part of the first wall surrounding Brussels, built a the end of the 11th-beginning of the 12th century. The wall was 4km long and had seven gates and fifty guard towers. This tower stood at a corner of the ramparts and its actual name is Tour D’angle || Corner Tower. But it also stood close to the Steenpoort Gate, a prison for political offenders where François Anneessens, Dean of the guilds was imprisoned in 1719 (and was later behead in Grand Place). Hence the Tower is commonly referred to as the ”Anneessens Tower”.
On the left and around it: generic modern buildings, one would not have looked at twice had it not been for the tower.
Place de la Vieille Halle aux Blés 
St Michael and St Gudula Cathedral 
St Michael and St Gudula Cathedral
Walking in Brussels
October 13th, 2019
The Humble Fabulist 