February, 19°

Bruxelles
2012
February, 19°-22° 2012
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In February, the class 4Bp went to
Bruxelles for a few days. It was a
wonderful experience!!!
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We left from
Ronchi on
February the 19th,
at 8 o'clock in the
morning: we were
so tired!!
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Our hotel in Bruxelles ...
“Maison du Dragon”
… MADE IN CHINA!
First day: visit at Magritte's
museum…
René François Ghislain Magritte
(21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967)
A Belgian surrealist artist. He became well known for
a number of witty and thought-provoking images.
His work challenges observers' preconditioned
perceptions of reality.
Some of his major works…
The Magritte Museum
opened to the public on
30 May 2009 in
Brussels. Housed in the
five-level neo-classical
Hotel Altenloh, on the
Place Royale, it
displays some 200
original Magritte
paintings, drawings and
sculptures.
Wondering around Bruxelles…
The magic
Grand Place
…and for
dinner...
italian food at
"Capannina“
nice waiter
and delicious
dishes!!!
Second day: discovering Bruges
Bruges is the capital and largest city of the
province of West Flanders in the Flemish
Region of Belgium. It is located in the
northwest of the country.
The historic city
centre is a
prominent World
Heritage Site of
UNESCO.
Along with a few other canalbased northern cities, such as
Amsterdam, it is sometimes
referred to as "The Venice of
the North".
Bruges has a significant
economic importance thanks to
its port. At one time, it was the
"chief commercial city" of the
world.
A lovely landscape, a rich center
and…delicious sweets’ shops!!
Outskirt of Bruxelles...
The Atomium
The Atomium is a
monument in Brussels,
originally built for Expo in
the 1958.
Designed by André
Waterkeyn and Les
Architectes Polak, it stands
102 metres. It has nine steel
spheres connected so that
the whole forms the shape
of a unit cell of an iron
crystal.
Third day: Museum of Cocoa and Chocolate
Belgian chocolates
are rated some of
the best in the world.
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Belgians take
chocolate making
very seriously!
There are
thousands of
varieties to
choose from and
endless choices
to be made:
Pralines,Truffles,
Gianduja…
And finally…
the European Parliament
The European
Parliament is the directly
elected parliamentary
institution of the
European Union (EU). It
exercises the legislative
function of the EU and it
has been described as
one of the most powerful
legislatures in the world.
The Parliament is
currently composed of
754 Members, who
serve the second
largest democratic
electorate in the world
(after India) and the
largest trans-national
democratic electorate in
the world.
The Espace Léopold is the complex of parliament buildings in Brussels
housing the European Parliament, a legislative chamber of the European
Union (EU).
The buildings are located in the European quarter in the east of Brussels,
with building starting in 1989.
We recommend this fantastic
european city to all of you!
Bye bye,
4°BP
Arbusti Martina
Beltramini Irene
Ceschia Alice
D’Agostini Claudia
Ecoretti Katia
Ferroli Giulia
Franzolini Camilla
Grosso Maddalena
Lorenzini Paola
Mattiussi Francesca
Ortis Manuela
Perin Martina
Tam Lucia
Trevisan Valentina
Zampa Giulia