Beautiful places of Barcelona and Catalonia: BELGIUM: SECOND DAY IN BRUSSELS

We spent our last day in Belgium visiting the places outside the city center of Brussels. We bought the metro card 24h (7€€) and we began with the Atomium, located near the metro (stop Heyzel). We arrived after a journey of 30min from Trône station. I had seen many pictures of it but I had no idea it was so large.

These are the places we visited in Brussels this day:

Atomium
Japanese Tower
Chinese Pavilion
Parc du Cinquantenaire
European Parliament
Leopold Park
Grand Place

Atomium in Brussels

After taking some pictures with the Atomium in the background, we entered the Laeken Park to visit the Chinese Pavilion and the Japanese Tower. We thought that they were not far away, but they actually were. After walking about 25 minutes we finally got close to these buildings.

Japanese Tower in Brussels

Japanese Tower in Laeken Park in Brussels

Another view of the Japanese Tower in Brussels

Chinese Pavilion

The Chinese Pavilion is located beside the Japanese Tower in Brussels

Detail of the Chinese Pavilion in Brussels

The place was solitary and I still doubt it was worth the time invested to see them, but at least they were beautiful. However that walk helped us to realize how big Laeken park is. There an International Expo was held, the first major international event in Europe after the Second World War. Nevertheless we would have caught the tramway if we had known that there was a stop near (Araucaria).

After the 25min walk back to Heyzel station we went to Parc du Cinquantenaire. From one end of the park there is an arcade, which is accessed from the military museum, from which you can get an overview of the park and nearby buildings of Brussels. It's important to know that this viewpoint is closed from 12am to 1pm. Our last visit of the trip was to the European Parliament and the Leopold Park next to it.

Parc du Cinquantenaire

From this arcade there is an interesting view of the Parc du Cinquantenaire in Brussels

Parc du Cinquantenaire in Brussels from the top of the arcade

Military museum in Brussels

European Parliament in Brussels

Leopold Park in Brussels

Trees in Leopold Park in Brussels

Before catching the train to the airport, we enjoyed a last waffle beside the Manneken Pis and we walked around the Grand Place, the most beautiful place in Brussels.