Trip Day 43 – EU and Autoworld

Well the day is cold again as I walk out of my hotel, there is a street market setup in the small square in front of the hotel, it seems that there are different stall owners for each day of the week.

Today I decide to head off to the Shuemann district and check out the EU, being a Saturday there are no meetings on but the buildings should be interesting to have a look at, I have to catch the Luxembourg train to get there which is interesting as I will be catching this on Monday. The EU buildings are all shiny interestingly shaped buildings, lots of glass formed into interesting shapes. After a quick look around I make my way to the park where Brussels held its world trade fair, the park is laid out in a geometric pattern and is smattered with many statues. The main gate is a huge 3 arch structure with a chariot perched on top. The main exhibition halls are joined to the gate by a column fronted wall which houses a mosaic that runs as a frieze around the top of the wall on both sides. the carvings are very impressive. One of the halls still houses Autoworld a museum of 300 cars starting in the 1890’s to present day, for 6 euros you can wander around the 2 levels looking at cars, bikes, trucks and even coaches. There are a lot of European makers that i have never heard of it makes for an interesting afternoon.