I paid another visit to Brussels in the first week of April this year. I did not have much time, but I still did some sightseeing. Basically, I went to places I have not been able to visit during my previous visit to Brussels.
Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert, world`s first shopping mall, opened in 1847.
This funny looking Cat on a Bike (La Cycliste) sculpture by Alain Sechas could be found in front of the Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert.
I found Brussel's Chinatown that was not really a Chinatown, because it only consisted of a few Chinese grocery stores and restaurants. And some of the Chinese restaurants seemed to have been closed down.
A Chinese restaurant in Chinatown that has been closed down.
My mum asked me to help her find a lid for her bamboo steamer, because the ones you can get here all have a diameter of 14.5 inch which is not big enough. And I was lucky that I found a 15 inch lid for her in Brussels!
The Bourse, stock market building, with lots of people sitting on its stairs.
I walked past the Grand Place and took some pictures of the buildings there.
King's House (La Maison de Roi) that is the Town Museum now.
I had no idea what kind of performance there was going to be held at the Grand Place.
Town Hall (Hôtel de Ville).
Guildhalls, with Guildhall The Golden Sloop (La Chaloupe d'Or) in the middle, which belonged to the most powerful guild of tailors since the 16th century.
More guildhalls.
On the second day of my visit to Brussels, I went to visit the European Parliament and Parc du Cinquantenaire (Park of the Fiftieth). I was lucky that riding the subway was free, because two new lines were introduced that day.
At one of Brussels' subway stations.
I did not know what building this was...... I looked it up and found out that EU2009.cz has to do with the Czech Presidency at the EU Council between January and June 2009.
The abbreviations for all the EU countries can be found according to their location on the map. The Scandinavian countries didn't fit in this picture I took though.
Free Tibet! China is symbolized by the pigeons and Tibet by the crusts?
Parc du Cinquantenaire (Park of the Fiftieth).
The Arc de Triomphe that looks very similar to the one in Paris.
This monument was established in 1905 for the glorification of Belgium's independence.
Apparently, you can go up to the terraces above the arch for free.
Visitor's office for people who wish to visit the European Parliament. I was there on a Saturday, so it was not open for visitors. 
'Visitors' Groups' in different languages.
Sculpture with the Euro sign.
Can you spot the Dutch flag? Some Italians must have visited this place the night before.....
The main entrance to the European Parliament.....?
Palace of Justice.
Monument commemorating the WWI.
Monument commemorating the Belgian infantry during WWII.
Église Notre Dame du Sablon (Church of Our Lady of Sablon).
Église Notre Dame du Sablon (Church of Our Lady of Sablon).
Place du Petit Sablon, a very nice little garden.
The garden is surrounded by 48 bronze statues representing the guilds of Brussels.
Statue of the Counts Egmont and Hornes. I have no idea who they were....
View of Église Notre Dame du Sablon from Place du Petit Sablon.
Porte de Hal (Halle Gate) used to be one of the city gates in Brussels.
To Read: You become a different person as you switch from one language to another.
