Le Palais Royal

Last Thursday I visited the Royal Palace in Brussels with the 3 Rotary districts in Brussels. The palace was very beautiful and I wish I could’ve taken my camera inside but it wasn’t allowed. I have a few pictures of the outside. After the palace we visited the Town Hall and from there we went to visit the House of Representatives and The Senate which was very cool and it was really pretty on the inside, I saw the “president” of Belgium. In quotes because just recently there has been some issue with the Belgian government and currently there is no official government. Just King Albert and his wife who have no actual power, they are just symbols for the country. On Sunday I went to the airport early to say good-bye to one of my host sisters who is leaving to go to Amityville, Long Island for the year and it reminded me of when I had left for Belgium. very sad. My french is coming along but it will be better once I have been in school a few months.. My first day is tomorrow, the 2nd, and I start at 1 o’clock and go to 4, only for the first day. Normally I start at 8:30 and go to 4. I hope all goes well.

Backside of the Palace The Palace Gates The Palace View of Brussels Statue  Walking to the town hallInside the House of Reps.. or the Senate.. they look the same.

Tournai with my younger host sister and older host sister’s boyfriend