and then and then

A simple rule of thumb for Brussels seems to be the lower the admission price, the better the tourist sight. Unfortunately for us, most of the museums etc were closed on a Monday. Which made it easy to decide where we would head to first. The Atomium.

The Atomium is a model of a crystalline metal molecule, magnified 150 billion times. Apparently it was intended to `symbollize faith in scientific progress and peaceful cooperation among nations´. It does provide a bit of a view. There is also a restaurant at the top but good luck trying to find out how much anything costs. Our recommendation is see it but save yourself 9 Euros and spend it on beer.

Happily, there is just the place to go, about 100m down the road. Right next to the "Mini Europe", which you get a good view of from the top of the Atomium. (I would also put that on the "give it a miss" list but hey it's your 12 Euros.) There are plenty of cafes and restaurants to choose from. As you can see, we were very happy. Jordy didn't get to be in the pic because she chose to drink lemonade. Tsk tsk.