Brussels was our only two-nighter, given the EU agenda of the tour. "Europe" was defined as a political system for the most part and its PR smacked as a wish list of utopic - not automatically meaning ridiculous - social impulses: multicultural, tolerant, sustainable. I couldn't help noticing that the "We Are Europe" banner on the Parliament building featured everyone - Muslim, gay, disabled - as singular, adult entities. Not socially defined by family, there were no images of children! Keep that up and they won't be Europe for too much longer.
The old city at night and at day.
Jack fell asleep, so we enjoyed an early dinner on our own at this brasserie. Yummy mussels!
Brussels was our only two-nighter, given the EU agenda of the tour. "Europe" was defined as a political system for the most part and its PR smacked as a wish list of utopic - not automatically meaning ridiculous - social impulses: multicultural, tolerant, sustainable. I couldn't help noticing that the "We Are Europe" banner on the Parliament building featured everyone - Muslim, gay, disabled - as singular, adult entities. Not socially defined by family, there were no images of children! Keep that up and they won't be Europe for too much longer.
The old city at night and at day.
Jack fell asleep, so we enjoyed an early dinner on our own at this brasserie. Yummy mussels!
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