Tram to the Atomium



Atomium

Today we caught a tram to the end of the line - the Atomium.  If you haven't seen it before, check it out on the net.  It was built for Expo 58, and when we first saw it in 1986 it hadn't changed at all since 1958.  But from 2004-2006 it was extensively renovated, the old aluminium panels on the outside were replaced by stainless steel, and the inside had a total revamp too. A fun place to visit.  After this we went and bought les frites belges from the friterie and ate them in the sunshine while we waited for a tram to take us back. 

Instead of returning straight home we decided to visit the first place we lived in Brussels, which was Avenue Ernestine in Ixelles.  Close to there is the Abbaye de la Cambre, very impressive, so we wandered around there too, and also found the first school that Pierre and Daniel attended in Brussels - Le Petit Jardin de l'Elise.  It's got big iron gates so we couldn't actually go in, as it is Sunday, but we took a few pics to remind them of the happy times at school (ask them!).

Abbaye de la Cambre