You Can’t Take A Bad Picture Here – December 26th

There are places on the planet where it is damn near impossible to take a bad picture, no matter your equipment, skill level, or whatever. I’m sure there are folks who somehow do manage to screw it up, but they’re in a different class from us mere mortals.

For example: Brussels

I was here on my European trip that was part of my Pepperdine University EMBA program. (We also went to Prague, which I absolutely loved! See that “Search” box up there in the upper right?)

These first couple of pictures are from the Grand Place, filled with a zillion statues as well as a ton of great places to eat and drink, plus other shops.

I felt very protected from demons and devils here, lots of saints slaying them over most doorways.

There was incredibly ornate stonework and statues at every turn, which I was obsessed with.

The details and sheer number of these statues was overwhelming.

I found this lovely little plaza with a statue at the top for Cervantes (IYKYK) and below, Bela Bartok. (If you don’t know who Cervantes or Bartok are, or who’s on the Cervantes statue, go to Wikipedia and while you’re there, sign up to make a monthly donation, even if it’s only for $5 or $2 a month. I just did, for $25/month. Why? Well, check out who thinks that Wikipedia should be shut down because it’s “woke”…)

Interior of the Brussels Basilica. I might not be a church-going guy, but I’m a sucker for amazing architecture and stained glass!

St Catherine’s Cathedral exterior.  Spectacular churches everywhere.

Parc de Bruxelles. Lots of parks and green spaces, all with tons of statues (old and new, ancient and modern), busts, fountains, and lakes. I took hundreds and thousands of pictures of them all.

 

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