Fernand Khnopff
by belgianchocolate
'Fernand Khnopff' 1858-1921 grew up in Brugge.
After his sister was born in 1864 the family
moved to Brussels.
Soon he went to art school together with
'James Ensor'.
Khnopff work is spread all over the world and
is seen as Belgium most representative
artist for symbolism.
In 2004 the museum for fine arts in brussels
brought together 250 works in a nice exhibition.
Paintings , sculptures , drawings, pictures...
The nice thing about Belgian museums they
also often redecorate the museum for
temporary exhibits.
A matching wall paper here , there some
summary painted wall decorations.
Very nice. Also nice were the works from
Gustav Klimt , Ensor , Macintosch... to
give an idea of the art during that period.
I think he has only a few really really nice
paintings , still a very nice memory.
Have a look here.
There might just be a nice exposition when
you are visiting.
Another thing I want to tell you is the typical
Belgian thing. There were also pictures on
exposure of the artists house.
Knocked down...gone. Something that
happens way to often in Belgium.
Some tips'
It might get really crowded during the weekends...
Puchasing a ticket could take long!
If your staying outside Brussels check
for a combi ticket , train-museum-exhibition.
A lot cheaper and you avoid long lines.
Or order your ticket in advance.
Plenty of good bars
by toonsarah
We found several nice bars in the vicinity of the Grand Place and for so touristy an area didn’t think the prices were over-inflated. One we particularly liked was La Faucon to the east of the square, where we enjoyed a post-dinner coffee and guenever. Another was the Mannekin Taverne – confusingly not very near the Mannekin Pis but to the north west of the Grand Place on the road leading to the Bourse. Here I liked the draught brown beer, Grimbergen.
Sablon square.
by Maurizioago
De Kleine Zavel/Le Petit Sablon (it's the real name; in Flemish and French languages) was originally a horse market. In 1890 it was turned into a garden. It is surrounded by 48 statues representing the Medieval guilds of Brussels. In the center of the square you can see a statue of the counts of Egmont and Hoorne who were excecuted at the Grand Markt in 1568 by order of Philip II of Spain.
Wildlife?
by belgianchocolate
Brussels is among the greenest capitals
worldwide. We have to thank 'Leopold II' for that.
'Parc Tenbosch' or 'Tenboschpark' is one of
the smaller ones and less known.
You wont find it in a tourist guide as 'must see.'
In many ways it is quit charming.
It has some water , a nice little house.
People from the neighboorhood come here
to relax and enjoy this green oasis.
It is not that visible from the street side ,
surrounded by great architecture. What I found so remarcable about this
parc is the wildlife. The birds I saw , waw
First I saw a couple of 'vlaamse gaaien'.
Please check on this webpage for some great pictures.
I can assure you we don't seen them that
often.
In Enlish his name would be 'Eurasian Jay'.
He is the only colorfull member of the crow-family.
Next thing we saw is even more weird...
A couple of large parakeets. They absolutely
don't belong in Belgium. Way too cold
for them. But when I took information it
seems that a population of escaped birds
survives in Brussels parcs.
Every building surrounding the parc houses
some birds and these latin-american birds
seem to survive during the winter.
They sounded very happy on this nice
first-sunlight-day.
where is the parc?
There is an entrance at the 'vleurgatstraat'...
and the parc is in the middle of the 'louisawijk'
A neighboorhood know for it's restaurants ,
posh shops and great architecture.
This is the THEATRE ROYAL DE...
by Nice_Girl
This is the THEATRE ROYAL DE LA MONNAIE : The 1830's revolution was born here during a performance of Auber's opera called 'La muette de Portici'.. Destroyed by fire in 1855, it was rebuilt by Poelart. Located place de la Monnaie (city centre) near rue Neuve (shopping area) and Metro De Brouckere.
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