Last weekend I had the opportunity to visit Brussels again. This is the third time I visited the Belgian capital known not only for being the heart of the European Union, but also for its beautiful central square, its beer variety, and its "Moules et frites", a traditional dish of mussels prepared with white wine served with fries.

I decided this time to visit the Atomium, a steel structure in the north part of the city, to get a good panoramic view and take some pictures, and I was not disappointed. I was rewarded with some interesting aerial spots including MiniEurope (a miniature park with reproductions of monuments in the European Union) and some other buildings created for the 1958 Brussels World's Fair. I find it interesting that even if the Atomium is not as famous as the Eiffel Tower in Paris, both were "temporary" steel structures created for world fairs.

Last week we went to Belgium with K. to spend the "mini-holidays" there. It's a funny story because we bought the tickets 6 months ago just because they were very cheap. For me it was the second time I visited the country, and I recall now what I liked so much the first time I went there: nice cities, good food, a convenient train system, and not being very expensive. I went again to Brussels and Brugges, but this time I also visited Ghent (very nice as well). When we were walking in Brugges, we found this "Jerusalem Church". I was reading in wikitravel that it was built by some brothers of Italian extraction. Belgium is a nice country, and it's just 1h away from Dublin.