May 26, 2001

impressive bike parking ramp near the train station

Netherlands, Amsterdam, bicycles

May 26, 2001

Vlaamse Frites, means Flemish Fries. So even outside Belgium they're famous.

Netherlands, Amsterdam, sign

May 27, 2001

Janneken Pis, takeoff on the city's prime tourist goal. Hidden away on side street among the crowde...

Brussels, Belgium, statue

May 27, 2001

Le Cygne (swan--butchers' guild), right, and l'Arbre d'Or (golden tree--brewers' guild). Emblems of...

Brussels, Grand-Place, Belgium, buildings, narrow dutch buildings

May 27, 2001

From left, Hotel de Ville (city hall), le Renard (fox--haberdashers' guild), le Cornet (horn--bargee...

Brussels, Grand-Place, Belgium, narrow dutch buildings, buildings

May 27, 2001

Experiencing Brussels: drinking kriek (fruit-flavored beer) at a cafe on Grand-Place.

Brussels, Grand-Place, Belgium, Merav

May 27, 2001

Cathedral of St Michel and St Gudule, patron saints of Brussels

Brussels, Belgium, church

May 28, 2001

Porte de Hal behind her--a fairy-tale-like castle (former city gate) on the edge of downtown.

Porte de Hal, Belgium, Brussels, Merav

May 28, 2001

looking to the side.

Belgium, Porte de Hal, Brussels, Merav

May 28, 2001

View of arch, with statue in foreground

Belgium, Brussels