Mime all colored of gold with his bicycle on the corner of rue de la colline and rue du marché aux herbes where you can often find some of these artists in Brussels.
The last few survivors left sitting at the bar downstairs after a long Thursday night at the Celtica Irish pub: A dozing off African man, a Swede and a Norwegian.
Looking around in the back a few more in a not so great shape
Place du Petit Sablon, this lovely little miniature garden was built in 1890 and is fenced by a magnificent rough-iron gate that is topped by 48 Paul Hankar designed bronze statues. Each one of them represent one of the Medieval arts and crafts of Brussels. Identifying each and every one of them is quite a task since most have died out. Among others you will find tallow makers, pin & belt makers, arquebusiers and linen croppers. Inside the Gardens you will find statues of the Counts of Egmont and Hornes.
The entrance of Place du Petit Sablon with some statues representing the guilds of Brussels
Some more of the 48 Medieval arts and crafts statues that surround the garden
As you enter the Garden
People having one of their usual extended sit-downs in the garden for a pleasant chat
The statues are in honor to the Counts of Egmont and Hornes
The represent their resistance to Spanish invasion and tyranny. They were sentenced and decapitated by the Duke of Alba in 1568 for it
Details at the base of the statue
Square Marie-Louise has its own impressive sized lake surrounded by a little park. it’s in fact one of the only six ponds left in the city of Brussels.
A large sized fountain is found in the middle of the pond
walking around the pond
Statue of a naked woman surrounded by flowers
Closer look
Zooming in on the fountain
back on our walk around the park
Multi colored flowers
Statue of Lt General Bernheim a WWI Hero
The pond viewed by the side
Relaxing on a bench
This beautiful statue from was a gift from sculptor Marius Vos which stands among blooming trees and flowers
The statue ‘Naissance d’une Nation’ or in English Birth of a Nation which won the gold medal at the international exhibit in Paris in 1937
Elderly men having a discussion
Pigeons being fed bread crumbs on the grass
Among trees
Foutain and rock structure in the back of the pond
The metro network of Brussels (STIB/MIVB) has recently added 15 brand new subway M6/Boa wagons to its fleet. This is one of their latest moves to increase by 40% the capacity of its underground network and add better video security for its passengers on board. These are built by the Spanish CAF company (Construcciónes y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles). An additional 5 have already since been ordered.
The new M6/Boa series models
Inside the M6/Boa
The main seating arrangements portion of the M6/Boa
The old U series models
From inside
