Belgium, May 2013

Legend

Hiking
Train
Light Rail / Streetcar
Plane

Sterling, United States ‐ May 27, 2013
Brussels Airport, Belgium
Leuven ‐ May 26, 2013
Mechelen ‐ May 25, 2013
Antwerpen ‐ May 23, 2013
Bruges ‐ May 20, 2013
Ghent
Metro Station: Hotel Des Monnaies, Brussels
Les Arcades du Cinquantenaire ‐ May 19, 2013

Les Arcades du Cinquantenaire also framed by blooming tulips: <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/33675036264/in/photolist-UAbPBZ-TiKn4w" target="blank" title="Tulips & Les Arcades du Cinquantenaire I"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4168/33675036264_5e41b3c7ed_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Tulips & Les Arcades du Cinquantenaire I"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <a data-flickr [...]
-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34517424115/in/photolist-UAbPBZ-TiKn4w/" target="blank" title="Tulips & Les Arcades du Cinquantenaire II"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4159/34517424115_c7b2c34140_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Tulips & Les Arcades du Cinquantenaire II"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Heysel Palais

The view of the Atonium from Heysel Palais framed by blooming tulips: <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34387073411/" target = "blank" title="Tulips & Atomium II"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4171/34387073411_b4c0aab008_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Tulips & Atomium II"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arknti [...]
na/34356510252/" target = "blank" title="Tulips & Atomium III"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4168/34356510252_dc76716a32_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Tulips & Atomium III"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> While at the Palais, we spied these Geese. As far as we can tell, it is the Ruddy-headed Goose who's natural range is Argentina and Chile. So how did the get here??? <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34517461035/" target = "blank" title="Ruddy-headed Goose (?) on Heysel Palais grounds"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4165/34517461035_56a5ecb4a0_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Ruddy-headed Goose (?) on Heysel Palais grounds"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Atomium

We first learned of this site from an episode of The Amazing Race during the 2011 season, so we HAD to see it in person. <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34356610482/in/photolist-UkY33N-UkY6x3-TiKww9-UoEJU4-UkYi49-UAc5ic-UkYo7f-TmyNoc-UoGhAi-TiKQ9U-TmyQK6-UkYuv7-UwxjRf-TmyYPx-TiL9qU-UAcpxK-UkYBk9" target="_blank" title="Approaching the Atomium on Boulevard du Centenaire"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4170/34356610482_46c06b57cb_s.jpg" width="7 [...]
5" height="75" alt="Approaching the Atomium on Boulevard du Centenaire"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34476158696/in/photolist-UkY33N-UkY6x3-TiKww9-UoEJU4-UkYi49-UAc5ic-UkYo7f-TmyNoc-UoGhAi-TiKQ9U-TmyQK6-UkYuv7-UwxjRf-TmyYPx-TiL9qU-UAcpxK-UkYBk9/" target="_blank" title="Shiny Atomium Balls"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4167/34476158696_6530d7f776_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Shiny Atomium Balls"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34356587512/in/photolist-UkY33N-UkY6x3-TiKww9-UoEJU4-UkYi49-UAc5ic-UkYo7f-TmyNoc-UoGhAi-TiKQ9U-TmyQK6-UkYuv7-UwxjRf-TmyYPx-TiL9qU-UAcpxK-UkYBk9/" target="_blank" title="Welcome to the Atomium"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4183/34356587512_f4d583d6ca_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Welcome to the Atomium"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/33675127404/in/photolist-UkY33N-UkY6x3-TiKww9-UoEJU4-UkYi49-UAc5ic-UkYo7f-TmyNoc-UoGhAi-TiKQ9U-TmyQK6-UkYuv7-UwxjRf-TmyYPx-TiL9qU-UAcpxK-UkYBk9/" target="_blank" title="Atomium From Beneath"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4192/33675127404_719a7f9c47_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Atomium From Beneath"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/33706924703/in/photolist-UkY33N-UkY6x3-TiKww9-UoEJU4-UkYi49-UAc5ic-UkYo7f-TmyNoc-UoGhAi-TiKQ9U-TmyQK6-UkYuv7-UwxjRf-TmyYPx-TiL9qU-UAcpxK-UkYBk9/" target="_blank" title="Giant Atom"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4161/33706924703_37e6364eaf_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Giant Atom"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34356566002/in/photolist-UkY33N-UkY6x3-TiKww9-UoEJU4-UkYi49-UAc5ic-UkYo7f-TmyNoc-UoGhAi-TiKQ9U-TmyQK6-UkYuv7-UwxjRf-TmyYPx-TiL9qU-UAcpxK-UkYBk9/" target="_blank" title="Reflecting on the Atomium"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4179/34356566002_51e69d2d60_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Reflecting on the Atomium"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34517473485/in/photolist-UkY33N-UkY6x3-TiKww9-UoEJU4-UkYi49-UAc5ic-UkYo7f-TmyNoc-UoGhAi-TiKQ9U-TmyQK6-UkYuv7-UwxjRf-TmyYPx-TiL9qU-UAcpxK-UkYBk9/" target="_blank" title="Moon Over Atomium"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4155/34517473485_d8da5f5169_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Moon Over Atomium"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Cartoon Murals & Street Art

We wandered the streets of East Brussels in search of cartoon murals and street art. <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34489541405/in/photolist-U17Pq3-U17KRj-Tmz9xF-UAcRdT-UAcNTc-U17RZ1-Tmzr5i-TiLoQ5-TmzvvT-UoFVdi-UxHUwe-UxHV4B" target="_blank" title="Le Scorpion (Marini) - Rue Treurenberg"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4170/34489541405_6388a1c776_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Le Scorpion (Marini) - Rue Treurenberg"></a><script async src=" [...]
//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34489539585/in/photolist-U17Pq3-U17KRj-Tmz9xF-UAcRdT-UAcNTc-U17RZ1-Tmzr5i-TiLoQ5-TmzvvT-UoFVdi-UxHUwe-UxHV4B/" target="_blank" title="Billy the Cat Mural, Rue d'Ophem"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4179/34489539585_2bcbaab928_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Billy the Cat Mural, Rue d'Ophem"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34387303221/in/photolist-U17Pq3-U17KRj-Tmz9xF-UAcRdT-UAcNTc-U17RZ1-Tmzr5i-TiLoQ5-TmzvvT-UoFVdi-UxHUwe-UxHV4B/" target="_blank" title="Asterix et Obelix Mural, Rue de la Buanderie"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4190/34387303221_0235709947_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Asterix et Obelix Mural, Rue de la Buanderie"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/33707063073/in/photolist-U17Pq3-U17KRj-Tmz9xF-UAcRdT-UAcNTc-U17RZ1-Tmzr5i-TiLoQ5-TmzvvT-UoFVdi-UxHUwe-UxHV4B/" target="_blank" title="Lucky Luke Mural, Rue de la Buanderie"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4159/33707063073_ab21a754ff_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Lucky Luke Mural, Rue de la Buanderie"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34131890750/in/photolist-U17Pq3-U17KRj-Tmz9xF-UAcRdT-UAcNTc-U17RZ1-Tmzr5i-TiLoQ5-TmzvvT-UoFVdi-UxHUwe-UxHV4B/" target="_blank" title="Cori le Moussaillon Mural II, Rue des Fabriques"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4172/34131890750_9d8090a699_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Cori le Moussaillon Mural II, Rue des Fabriques"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34517624615/in/photolist-U17Pq3-U17KRj-Tmz9xF-UAcRdT-UAcNTc-U17RZ1-Tmzr5i-TiLoQ5-TmzvvT-UoFVdi-UxHUwe-UxHV4B/" target="_blank" title="View of Les Rêves de Nic (Little Nic) Mural from Rue des Fabriques"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4184/34517624615_effb536e4b_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="View of Les Rêves de Nic (Little Nic) Mural from Rue des Fabriques"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34131870120/in/photolist-U17Pq3-U17KRj-Tmz9xF-UAcRdT-UAcNTc-U17RZ1-Tmzr5i-TiLoQ5-TmzvvT-UoFVdi-UxHUwe-UxHV4B/" target="_blank" title="The Peeing Dog Statue: Zinneke Pis, Corner of Rue des Chartreaux and Rue de Vieux-Marche"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4159/34131870120_0b5ae11bc9_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="The Peeing Dog Statue: Zinneke Pis, Corner of Rue des Chartreaux and Rue de Vieux-Marche"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Hallepoort ‐ May 18, 2013

The Halle Gate or Porte de Hal or Hallepoort is a medieval fortified city gate of the second walls of Brussels. <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34517556415/in/photolist-UAcuX2" target="_blank" title="Hallepoort, Brussels"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4168/34517556415_032168246a_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Hallepoort, Brussels"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Sint-Gilles Sunday Market ‐ May 9, 2017

Fruits & veggies in the shadow of Église Saint-Gilles. <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34131848830/in/photolist-U17Dwf-TmzMHx-UkZmNm-UwxXjW/" target="_blank" title="Shopping Saint-Gilles Market"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4173/34131848830_4886949b83_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Shopping Saint-Gilles Market"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="h [...]
ttps://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34356756712/in/photolist-U17Dwf-TmzMHx-UkZmNm-UwxXjW/" target="_blank" title="Saint-Gilles Fruits and Veggies Market"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4176/34356756712_d0956f498f_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Saint-Gilles Fruits and Veggies Market"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34476281406/in/photolist-U17Dwf-TmzMHx-UkZmNm-UwxXjW/" target="_blank" title="Sausages of Saint-Gilles Market"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4177/34476281406_3487eec2d3_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Sausages of Saint-Gilles Market"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"
Manneken Pis ‐ May 18, 2013

Even if all of Brussels is empty, this little corner at Rue de l'Etuve and Rue du Chêne attracts a crowd. <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34489536465/in/photolist-UxHTAr-UxHTrD" target="_blank" title="Manneken Pis, Rue du Chêne"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4189/34489536465_c04ba851df_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Manneken Pis, Rue du Chêne"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <a [...]
data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34489535955/in/photolist-UxHTAr-UxHTrD/" target="_blank" title="Manneken Pis with Crowds Cropped Out"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4169/34489535955_463b7aa5b9_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Manneken Pis with Crowds Cropped Out"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Grote Markt, Brussels

<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34489547665/in/photolist-UxHWVx-UxHTKz-UxHTSi-Uu6hRC-UxHTWr-UxHTZx-UxHUac-UxHXhe-UxHXpZ-UxHU4k-UxHX2V-UxHXak" target="_blank" title="Ark-n-Tina in Brussels' Grote Markt"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4178/34489547665_a52fb494c9_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Ark-n-Tina in Brussels' Grote Markt"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <a data-flickr [...]
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De Noordzee / Mer du Nord

Excellent street food on Place Sainte-Catherine. We actually went 2 days in a row for a midday seafood snack. <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34489539085/in/photolist-UxHUfH-UxHUnB-UxHXwn-UxHXyg" target="_blank" title="de Noordzee in Place Sainte-Catherine"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4189/34489539085_4a7640574e_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="de Noordzee in Place Sainte-Catherine"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client- [...]
code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34489549685/in/photolist-UxHUfH-UxHUnB-UxHXwn-UxHXyg/" target="_blank" title="Fruits of Noordzee / Mer du Nord"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4168/34489549685_72f72d4952_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Fruits of Noordzee / Mer du Nord"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
National Basilica of the Sacred Heart

<a href="http://www.basilicakoekelberg.be/documents/home.xml?lang=en" target="_blank">The National Basilica of the Sacred Heart</a> in Brussels is, among other things, a monument to Art Deco. <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34489540735/in/photolist-UxHUBz-UxHXDB-UxHXRa-UxHXJr-UxHXSx-UxHXMn-UxHXNV-UxHUFT-UxHUS4-UxHV1F" target="_blank" title="View of National Basilica of the Sacred Heart from Parc Elisabeth"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4169/34 [...]
489540735_56eae907b4_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="View of National Basilica of the Sacred Heart from Parc Elisabeth"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34489540145/in/photolist-UxHUBz-UxHXDB-UxHXRa-UxHXJr-UxHXSx-UxHXMn-UxHXNV-UxHUFT-UxHUS4-UxHV1F/" target="_blank" title="National Basilica of the Sacred Heart: Deco in Flagrante"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4185/34489540145_866f5b3968_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="National Basilica of the Sacred Heart: Deco in Flagrante"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34489550645/in/photolist-UxHUBz-UxHXDB-UxHXRa-UxHXJr-UxHXSx-UxHXMn-UxHXNV-UxHUFT-UxHUS4-UxHV1F/" target="_blank" title="National Basilica of the Sacred Heart Statue I"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4170/34489550645_d8d3fa130b_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="National Basilica of the Sacred Heart Statue I"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34489550775/in/photolist-UxHUBz-UxHXDB-UxHXRa-UxHXJr-UxHXSx-UxHXMn-UxHXNV-UxHUFT-UxHUS4-UxHV1F/" target="_blank" title="Tower and Dome of the National Basilica of the Sacred Heart"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4164/34489550775_1041db12f5_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Tower and Dome of the National Basilica of the Sacred Heart"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34489539895/in/photolist-UxHUBz-UxHXDB-UxHXRa-UxHXJr-UxHXSx-UxHXMn-UxHXNV-UxHUFT-UxHUS4-UxHV1F/" target="_blank" title="National Basilica of the Sacred Heart Interior"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4164/34489539895_38dc85256f_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="National Basilica of the Sacred Heart Interior"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
The Palais et Parc de Bruxelles

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Eglise Notre Dame Du Sablon

Our first Cathedral in Belgium was the Notre-Dame du Sablon, situated near a brilliant tulip garden called Square du Petit Sablon. <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34489547435/in/photolist-UxHWwX-UxHWst-UxHY9p-Tj9ntH-UxHZ1z-Tj9nwP-UxHYee-UxHYDT-UxHWCP-Uu6hJ3-UxHWL4-UxHWRz" target="_blank" title="Notre-Dame du Sablon Facade"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4181/34489547435_0f0db8a6ba_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Notre-Dame du Sablon Facade"> [...]
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Moeder Lambic Original ‐ May 17, 2013

No better way to cap off a first day in Brussels than with fresh beer at the Original Moeder Lambic. <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34489316095/in/photolist-UxGL5X-TXF1gA" target="_blank" title="Here's to Moeder Lambic"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4159/34489316095_b502e807b3_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Here's to Moeder Lambic"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <a dat [...]
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Café Belga

A day of architecture touring and a bit of cold rain is rewarded with frites and coffee at Place Eugène Flagey in Ixelles. <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34104214380/in/photolist-TXF1ss-TXF1Ld" target="_blank" title="Coffee Break in Brussels"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4189/34104214380_bec0c4a5eb_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Coffee Break in Brussels"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8">< [...]
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Victor Horta House / Museum

From the <a href="http://www.hortamuseum.be/en/Welcome" target="_blank">Museum's website</a>: "The Horta Museum is located in the private house and studio of Victor Horta (1861-1947). Built between 1898 and 1901 at 23-25, rue Américaine in Saint-Gilles, Brussels, the two buildings are typical of Art Nouveau at its height." <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34104211140/in/photolist-TXEZNm" target="_blank" title="Victor Horta House in Saint-Gilles"><img [...]
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Hotel Hannon

Beautiful example of Art Nouveau architecture in Saint-Gilles section of Brussels. <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkntina/34448243046/in/photolist-Tj8fnR-TXEZqY-Tj8gBp-Tj8fGt-Uu5eyY-Uu5fuW" target="_blank" title="Hannon House Exterior"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4183/34448243046_8a427e8006_t.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Hannon House Exterior"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <a data-fl [...]
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Pantone Hotel

<a href="https://www.pantonehotel.com/" target="_blank">Hotel Pantone</a> was our base in Brussels.
Metro Station: Hotel Des Monnaies, Brussels
Brussels Airport
Washington Dulles Airport, United States ‐ May 16, 2013

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