Bruxelles Excapade – Part 2 Posted on 14/07/2010 By Reedz From its breathtaking medieval centre to its 21st-century temple to Surrealism, the new Magritte Museum, Brussels offers the visitor a great deal more than just beer and chocolate. Brussels’s compact city centre is clustered with bars, restaurants and museums set along cobbled streets which open suddenly into the Grand-Place. With its ornate guild houses, impressive Town Hall and buzzing atmosphere, it would be difficult to find a more beautiful square in the whole of Europe. Léopold II’s Parisian-style boulevards (Belliard and La Loi) are lined with embassies, banks and grand apartment buildings, while Sainte Cathérine, the Art Nouveau district of St-Gilles and Ixelles draw an arty crowd with their cool shops and restaurants. The Bruxellois take pride in their self-effacing, intellectual sense of humour, underpinned by a strong appreciation of the bizarre. The city has a long-running love affair with the Surrealist art movement, pioneered by René Magritte, and with classic comic strips, epitomised by Hergé’s boy hero, Tintin. There’s a telling irony in the fact that the city’s best-known landmark is the Manneken-Pis, a tiny statuette of a urinating boy. Spectacular view of the city At the Royal Museum of Art and History looking towards Parc du Cinquantenaire A nice lunch before continuing on the tour The Atomium Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Related
Featured I want Photocamp in Brunei! Posted on 04/12/200815/02/2021 Gooooooood morning! Last month, some members of the Bruneiforever community attended Photocamp 2 which was held in KL over a weekend. Judging from the video, I’m pretty sure everyone had an absolute BLAST and more importantly, took home a lot more knowledge than they had before attending the program. My… Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Read More
Brunei Darussalam Negaraku Brunei Darussalam – 30th National Day Posted on 23/02/201422/10/2018 On the eve of our beloved country’s 30th National Day, I penned this in a rather melancholy state of mind but it sums up my hopes and aspirations for my beloved country moving forward… I love my country. Passionately. It used to be a land of tolerance and friendship. Of… Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Read More
Brunei Darussalam Telbru Trilogy winners get their prizes Posted on 07/05/200923/09/2018 Radio Television Brunei (RTB) in its vision as a Nation voice & National’s choice aims to create a well informed Brunei society through effective communication which is based on the national philosophy – Malay Islamic Monarchy. RTB News is making significant changes to the way news is presented and covered…. Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Read More