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| Brian McMorrow | profile | all galleries >> Europe >> Belgium >> Brussels >> Atomium | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 In Belgium, you can tell if you're in Flanders or Wallonia by the language used on roadsigns |
 Classic Jaguar with German plates driving through Belgium |
 Brussels Ring leading to the Expo, site of the iconic Atomium |
 Brussels Ring |
 The Atomium from our Mercedes navigation system |
 Parking at the Brussels Expo |
 Our Mercedes rental car we picked up at Frankfurt Airport |
 The Atomium was built for the 1958 Brussels World's Fair (Expo 58) |
 The 102m tall Atomium has 9 stainless steel spheres |
 The Atomium represents an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times |
 The Atomium was renovated 2004-2006 |
 The Atomium, icon of the 1958 World Expo held in Brussels |
 Dennis at the Atomium, Brussels Expo |
 Dennis at the Atomium, Brussels Expo |
 The Atomium, Brussels |
 Each sphere of the Atomium is 18m (59ft) in diameter |
 2 of the 9 spheres of the Atomium, Brussels |
 6 of the 9 spheres of the Atomium are open to visitors |
 Atomium, Brussels |
 Dennis at the Atomium, Brussels |
 One of the stainless steel spheres of the Atomium |
 The central pillar contains what was, at the time, the fasted elevator in Europe |
 Dennis at the Atomium, Brussels |
 The central sphere of the Atomium |
 Expo 58 grounds reflected in the central sphere of the Atomium |
 Looking up from ground level beneath the Atomium |
 3 of the outer spheres of the Atomium are closed to visitors |
 The Atomium, Brussels |
 The Atomium, Brussels |
 be.Welcome - Expo 58 Brussels |
 Dennis visiting the Atomium, Brussels Expo 58 |
 be.Welcome - Expo 58 Brussels |
 be.Welcome - Expo 58 Brussels |
 The Atomium, Brussels |
 Dennis at the Atomium, Brussels Expo 58 |
 The Atomium, Brussels |
 Entrance at the base of the Atomium |
 The Atomium, Brussels |
 The Atomium, Brussels |
 The Atomium, Brussels |
 The Atomium, Brussels |
 The Atomium, Brussels |
 The Atomium, Brussels |
 Distant view of the Atomium from the center of Brussels |
 Souvenir models of the Atomium in Brussels souvenir shops |
 Road to Vilvoorde, my home for the first half of 1990 |
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