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Our decision to spend a half day in EU's capital city had been made just a few hours earlier, from our Zeeland home -- a mere 75 miles away.
The plan was to visit "Le Musée des enfants", or Children's Museum, in the vibrant city center, but with Lukas asleep, we made a last-minute detour to the world-famous Atomium.
Easy to get to, the Atomium is really worth a full day in-and-of itself. There are now guided tours, non-guided tours, loads of exhibits, a panorama of the city, a restaurant, and more. With other things on the game plan, we opted to save all of that for yet another adventure.
From the Atoumium it took us about a quarter of an hour to get to The Children's Museum. Although we arrived about an hour and a half before closing time (with the museum closing at 5 PM), we didn't feel terribly rushed as we explored our surroundings (a toddler's attention span doesn't seldom exceeds the 90 minute-mark, anyway). Lukas loved the 3rd story, which includes a fairytale forest, treehouse, and tot-sized street-scene.
...And then my camera died, leaving me with nothing but my cell phone to photograph our adventures in the city...
In the evening, we decided to treat ourselves to a tasty dinner in the
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1 comment:
On the heels of a trip to S. Africa and the U.S.A., you never waste time getting back into the swing of things once you're back home. I aspire to be more like you in that way! Great post, love the photos, and enjoyed the photo gallery from your trip to Florida.
Love u!
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