Brussels Sprout

Lately I've posted a photo of a baby duck (Duckling) and a baby hummingbird (Fledgeling) so here, for "Somewhere Saturday" is one of the world's more famous baby humans. This is Brussels' Mannekin Pis, who has been doing his business for just about 400 years a couple of blocks from the Grand Place, pictured two weeks ago.When I was in Brussels about a month ago this symbol of the city was drawing quite a crowd. I can only imagine what it's like in the summer. Brussels takes great pride in this little statue and its fame and that makes me like the Belgians since they must certainly have a good sense of humor.

"Somewhere Saturday" - Grand Place, Brussels

I posted a couple of photos from my recent trip to Belgium and India last week, of Delhi. Here are a couple from my stopover in Brussels. This is the Grand Place, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the centre of Brussels. Belgians have been working on it for about a thousand years. The buildings are wonderfully ornate and decorated with numerous statues in niches. On the far right of the above photo can be seen some of the Brussels City Hall dating from early in the 15th century. Most of the other buildings visible here were erected by merchant guilds in the early 18th century after a battle had destroyed nearly all of the original buildings in the square. Below is a bit of detail of one of the guild buildings. The Grand Place has been voted the most beautiful square in Europe and it certainly is a memorable place to visit.