Layman's London

  Lining Brussels' Baroque showpiece, the Grand Place's pavement cafes would make a great spot to while away a lazy summer's aft...

Work began on the St. Michael & St. Gudula Cathedral in the early 13th century. It took about 300 years to complete this enormous Braban...

  An ornate covered market built in 1881 in the Flemish neo-Renaissance style, Halles Saint-Géry now serves as both an impressive exhibition...

  One of Brussels' many street murals, the comic panel on a wall of Place Saint-Géry depicts Nero trying to feed some birds with the hel...

  A popular drinking den and live music venue, La Machine occupies a charismatic building in the heart of Brussels.

 

 

 

Still sporting its extraordinary late nineteenth century interior, Hotel Metropole is a throwback to La Belle Époque when Europe lite...

Largely built between 1907 and 1913, and named after a local writer, Rue Victor Lefèvre features a mix of Renaissance, Art Nouveau and ...

The triumphal arch is the centrepiece of a U-shaped complex of nineteenth century buildings in the heart of the 30 hectare Parc du Cinquan...

Lined with cobbled pavements and densely-planted trees, Avenue Michel-Ange is one of Brussels more atmospheric streets.

Near the centre of Brussels, the park in middle of the elegant Square Marie-Louise is dominated by a small lake with a fountain, an artif...

Once the home of the Belgian Royal family, the imposing Palais de Bruxelles is now open to the public every summer. Built on the site ...

Some of the quiet and comfortable rooms on the sixth floor of Hotel Plasky have fine views over the north side of Brussels. In one room, ...

The Mayor of Brussels at the end of the nineteenth century, Charles Bruls is credited by Wikipedia with protecting Brussels' historic ...

Housed in the former Institute of Physiology,  a beautiful building,  Lycée Emile Jacqmain  is enviably situated on the edge of Leopold ...

The stunning interior of this 114-year old building is something of a shock after the fairly restrained stone exterior. Reopened in 1...

Photos from Aux Armes de Bruxelles' web sites One of a string of restaurants in the back streets near the Grand Place, Aux Armes De...