In Belgium, you can tell if you're in Flanders or Wallonia by the language used on roadsigns |
Classic Jaguar with German plates driving through Belgium |
Brussels Ring leading to the Expo, site of the iconic Atomium |
Brussels Ring |
The Atomium from our Mercedes navigation system |
Parking at the Brussels Expo |
Our Mercedes rental car we picked up at Frankfurt Airport |
The Atomium was built for the 1958 Brussels World's Fair (Expo 58) |
The 102m tall Atomium has 9 stainless steel spheres |
The Atomium represents an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times |
The Atomium was renovated 2004-2006 |
The Atomium, icon of the 1958 World Expo held in Brussels |
Dennis at the Atomium, Brussels Expo |
Dennis at the Atomium, Brussels Expo |
The Atomium, Brussels |
Each sphere of the Atomium is 18m (59ft) in diameter |
2 of the 9 spheres of the Atomium, Brussels |
6 of the 9 spheres of the Atomium are open to visitors |
Atomium, Brussels |
Dennis at the Atomium, Brussels |
One of the stainless steel spheres of the Atomium |
The central pillar contains what was, at the time, the fasted elevator in Europe |
Dennis at the Atomium, Brussels |
The central sphere of the Atomium |
Expo 58 grounds reflected in the central sphere of the Atomium |
Looking up from ground level beneath the Atomium |
3 of the outer spheres of the Atomium are closed to visitors |
The Atomium, Brussels |
The Atomium, Brussels |
be.Welcome - Expo 58 Brussels |
Dennis visiting the Atomium, Brussels Expo 58 |
be.Welcome - Expo 58 Brussels |
be.Welcome - Expo 58 Brussels |
The Atomium, Brussels |
Dennis at the Atomium, Brussels Expo 58 |
The Atomium, Brussels |
Entrance at the base of the Atomium |
The Atomium, Brussels |
The Atomium, Brussels |
The Atomium, Brussels |
The Atomium, Brussels |
The Atomium, Brussels |
The Atomium, Brussels |
Distant view of the Atomium from the center of Brussels |
Souvenir models of the Atomium in Brussels souvenir shops |
Road to Vilvoorde, my home for the first half of 1990 |