Monday, September 28, 2009

Brussels, Belgium: 5 year anniversary palooza!

On the tram



Lion gate thing, I took these two for my parents, St. Augustine anyone?


Building by city hall with the flag of Belgium behind us.
Their police look like our Air Force.

Statue on top of a building

Town hall


The town hall is lined with kings

I liked these two, the left is the city guardian killing the devil, and the right is a guard killing a dragon

The pheonix: representing when the French bombed the city and it was rebuilt, this building was one of the only buildings that some of it survived because it was made of stone and the others were built from wood.

Statue representing when the leaders killed other leaders and made a statue to show their power

Showing all the countries supporting the Euro

"European Parliment" written in front of the European parliment in all the languages spoken in the EU.

Cheese crack? Uuummm....translation error...

Belgium fries with mayo, the way of the inventors in the place they were invented!

Graffiti

Comic strip museum, did you know the smurfs were created in Belgium?

A popular cartoon character in Belgium

Best chocolates I've ever had in my entire life, never expected them to be as good as they were!!

Pastries.
Me at 195 pds!!! :D
Atomium, built for the world fair, it's a molecule of iron and each atom represents an area in Belgium.
Me at "Mini Europe"
Me representing ENGLAND!
Omar representing SPAIN!

Randooommm

Flowers my landlord got for her birthday, I liked them!
My buddy with Mini's shirt on his head, it made him freeze with and just stare at me for like 5 minutes it was hilarious.

Castle on the Rhein river at night


Rhein river fireworks in celebration of the coming wine season.



Cologne, Germany

In the car, dog seatbelts!
Really weird vehicle someone was driving, Hard Rock: Cologne, and the Cathedral

Monday, September 7, 2009

Our AWESOME HOUSE!! :)

Here are some pictures of our beautiful house!! Soon I will have pictures of us on the castle tour.
Our Backyard!!!!:
Our wonderful landlord's dog and Dominos' favorite playmate, Stroppi.


Fireplace


Kitchen Welcome Mat Stairway






Spare Bedroom


Spare Bathroom

Bathroom



Tub/Shower


Living Room

Mirror