Best Brussels Attraction? | The Atomium | Belgium Travel Vlog
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- It would be hard to pick the best Brussels attraction - is The Atomium the best thing to do? Today we travel out to The Atomium to see the most unique structure in Belgium!...⬇ More Below ✈ Our 220 page guide on how to travel non-stop - geni.us/9VHNx
The Atomium is an icon of Brussels and Belgium, probably the most unique building we've ever been in! It's also considered one of the top things to do in Brussels and by some as the best attraction in Brussels. After visiting we feel like thats with good reason, the museum elements were interesting and the view was stunning.
The Atomium was constructed for the first post-war universal world exhibition and the spheres represent an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times. Here's the Brussels card we used to get the discount at the Atomium and to ride the hop on hop off buses around town: visit.brussels...
So is the Atomium the best thing to do in Brussels? That all depends, we had messages from you guys on Instagram claiming it was, but we can't help but feel like the city of Brussels has so much charm, amazing food and laneways to get lost in that the top thing to do really must be just walking and getting lost.
There's more info on the Visit Brussels site about the Atomium here - visit.brussels...
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Gotta be the most unique building you've ever seen, surely? It’s just cray 😍 Seriously though, this city just keeps getting better! Here's the playlist of all our videos from Brussels: bit.ly/2MzlQIU
Enjoying the videos guys. Been following you for a year or so. Just something to point out. Don't know if it's been mentioned before but when i have CZcams quality set to auto rather than going straight to 1080p it always sets itself as 480p which i find strange as all my other subs automatically go on 1080 or 4K. Not a major deal but thought I'd just point it out 😊
@@accychap5533 That's so strange - we have no idea why that would be happening at all. Never heard anything like that before! Thanks for the heads up.
Well, I'm a belgian and I must say: you've actually succeeded in getting me enthused about our capital again ;-). It was very charming to see Brussels through the eyes of someone who hadn't seen it before. You've managed to capture the typical "ethos" of the city really well in these videos. Plus: I absolutely love they way you interact with each other, your lighthearted and honest comments on what you're seeing and hearing, your sense of humor, the little pieces of information you slip in, ... In short: well-done! It felt like I was there with you.
By the way: I actually live very close to Brugge / Bruges, the city where my mom's family lives, so kind of my second home. If you ever return to Belgium, I'll be glad to see your impressions on this little gem of ours :-) .
Cheers!
P.S.1: you've got yourselves a new subscriber. Will be checking out more of your videos.
P.S.2: the "stoofvlees" is not typically eaten with bread rolls aside (that usually goes with soup as a first course) ;-). It should only be the fries with mayonaise + a salad. Though in the traditional recipe for stoofvlees, there's a slice of bread with mustard on it "molten" into the gravy to give it extra thickness and "spice". Yum!
What an amazing comment, thanks for spreading so much positivity while the world goes through such a terrible time. Thank you! We'll be back to see more of Belgium
So good to see the Atomium looking so well. I visited it in the 80s when I cycled to Brussels from London and it was so run down. Great that it has been restored to it's original self and it is really is quite a structure and strangely not a tourist trap.Thanks for this vlog!
We're pleased to hear it's been given a new lease on life then!
@@DanegerAndStacey It was built for the 1958 World Fair and only meant to last for the duration of that fair, about 6 months. Then at one point it turned from a temporary attraction into a symbol for Brussels and Belgium. Fortunately Belgian construction is solid so 63 years later it's still there.
The meat you ate is called 'stoofvlees' or stewed meat. It is beef from a cow, slowly cooked with dark beer (a dark trappist like the Grimbergen you had as a drink but the brown variant), mustard and spices. It is great with mayonaise and fries. You can often get the juice (or gravy) of 'stoofvlees' as a 'sauce' when ordering fries. The combo mayo-stoofvlees is terrific.
As a side note: fries are like soda in the US. You can often ask for refills w/o paying more.
Mini-Europe isn't that great. I'm surprised it still existed at that time. I think it is closed down now.
Thanks for the intel! Had NO idea about the fries and asking for more.... taking notes for next time!
What a unique view of Brussels! You could definitely have a disco party in that tunnel lol 😂
Haha now that’s a way to get more people there 💃🏽 💡
The Atomium is way more than just a monument for "some expo in the 50s", like you said. The World Expo 58 was a major event, not only for Belgium but for the world, as it was the very first world expo since WWII. It represented a new world reunited. By the way, next to representing an atom magnified 165 billion times, the nine spheres actually represented the nine provinces Belgium counted at that time (there are 10 now). Glad you got to have a drink on the top. Isn't it the coolest thing?
My late great-uncle worked on the construction of the atomium. He could not stop talking about it. :)
Congrats to him, he was part of a cool project!
Hello there, I discovered your channel through the Endless Adventure and am hooked on your videos now .
Great to see you enjoyed my city of Brussels!
That beef stew you ate has the peculiarity that the gravy in which it s cooked is made partially of boiled beer and to thicken it, it s gingerbread that desintegrates with the slow cooking.
But you have to eat it at a grandma's place or a reknown place for it, for the beef to be like pure melting butter in your mouth!
Hi 👋🏼 Glad you stumbled over from Alison and Erics channel to say hi! Your comment really makes us realise how important it is to have the proper local meals that our grandparents produce - the real, proper way of eating these dishes!
Atomium is the atom FE or iron. Manneken Pis is the little dude and was the son of the duke of Flanders defending his lands against the French. It was meant to inspire the troops. When the french were about to break through the boy started pissing in the eyes of the french. One of them was the commander. There is a painting for this myth. The bomb/gunpowder story is linked to the female version. also completely working
Hello guys,,,Great way to start my week with one of your videos.Makes me feel like I'm there with you all. Thanks for sharing. Have a great week😉😎😃👏👍👍🌹
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Brussels is the best city in Europe and with the nicest people
FINALLY! Beer! I survived so many episodes without beer in a sight, now i can tell my grandchildren's one day about the long dry season of Dan and Stacey! :D ♥♥♥
Crazy right?! So unlike us - we can assure you there were a lot of beers off camera haha
3:47 vans selling ice cream in summer, waffles in winter. Considering the Belgian climate sometimes both. See also 4:35
Carbonades flamandes is the french name for flemish stew.
ya en stoomvlees is the flemish name... yet it is not technically flemish from Flanders in Belgium, it s from the French part of Flandres, in France , which is the Lille area
@@annabelv.2400 Stoof* 😉
And the "French" part was a part of the county back then when there were also a high grade of Dutch speakers back then. Similar to Brussels where it was majority Dutch speaking for centuries.
Thank you very much for promoting my birth city in such a lovely way. I really enjoyed your videos!
Wow Daneger and Stacey both of you are looking very nice beautiful amazing Belgium Travel video well done 😊😊❤️❤️👍👍
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Such a great destination and footage!
🤙🏼 thanks!
what a lovely place~
It's an epic city!
Hello,This video is done so well. Your really good. Thanks for sharing. .🌹😊😎😉👍👏😀👌💕
Thanks for commenting!
First!! Love your vids btw
Thanks for the love! Glad you’re enjoying
Looks like a fun building, love the character of the places in the video..
Such a crazy building!
Glad you featured the Atomium. We never got round to visiting it on our trips to Brussels so good to see what it's like inside! The views from the highest sphere look incredible - you could see beyond the city boundaries. You were braver than I would be going on the open top deck of the bus in the cold ha ha!!
You guys are amazing!!! Seen all of the vlogs you post and bought the book you guys wrote! Making travel moves soon! 👏🏼👏🏼 Thanks for the inspiration cheers from Colorado!
Really appreciate that Mario!
That escalator tunnel was a bit crazy 😂 Brussels looks lovely! 🌍
Odd place for a party huh?! Haha
@@DanegerAndStacey 😂😂
I skipped the Atomium when I was in Brussels in favour of a brewery that made all natural beer with fruits... Now I want to see it...
Carbonade Flamande is the French way to say it...
Stoofvlees is Flemish for the stew... 🤓
Haha that's just basics though, you gotta do the brewery tour there!
the stew called carbonade flamand is made on a very low fire and original was made on a stove that warmed the house thats why it took hours to make it sometimes the put in on the stove in the morning to eat it at the evening
Sending lots of stalker love! From your avid fan from the PH ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ (P.S. Seen this days ago but just want to hit the replay button because I forgot to leave my "stalker love e-footprints")
Aww thank you! These Brussels vids haven't done very well, despite us loving it! Glad you've enjoyed enough to replay
A few years ago, there was a restaurant in the top ball... not the best of restaurants, just average but the experience was really nice
You can still eat up there, but was there one even further up? We grabbed a coffee but others were eating
I like your video !!
Thanks so much
I had no idea you could go inside, I thought this thing was like 20 meters tall :D
Haha the more ya know!
When are you comming back to Belgium?
Damn we'd love to come back soon! Europe planning is a bit harder now that we're based in NZ tho
Really enjoyed these Brussels vlogs, now thinking of going myself! How long did you guys go for?
Brussels is a sick city - worth the visit for sure. We had about 4 days and 3-4 felt about right.
Hey guys! Just wanted to ask you how many countries have you been to in total so far?
Hey Kristina - we're at about 50 right now :)
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Hi I am in my Belgium travel Series videos and now going to make an video on Automium but confuse that we need some permission to do so or not require ?
Can you please suggest me on it ?
Hey - we didn't get any particular permission. From memory there was one or two places where there are signs not to film (might be wrong) just pay attention to those, otherwise you should be fine
@@DanegerAndStacey Thank you soo much 😊
5:52 You are HOPING to find a coffee ? This is not the Netherlands, this is Belgium ! Of course you'll not only find a coffee but at least a fully stocked cafetaria and maybe even a restaurant.
4:28 I literally bought a waffle from that van!! Go to Antwerp and Knokke (seaside town) they are both very nice places!
We could live off Belgian waffles! Thanks for the recommendations :)
Please come visit the Netherlands.
We will!
How was the line for getting a ticket to the Atomium?
not just any beer... gueuze.... Gueuze stew, mmmm. ;) Dan
You should have tried the zip line 😊
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Doesn't the Atomium look like its out of Men in Black to anyone else 🤔
TOTALLY! It seems like something from a movie set
focus problems
Focus on your own problems
Big silver balls huehuehue
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nice vlog
can you help me am needy..plz.
Ok ma heeft niemand de gezienda die gast soverij zonder vriete eet
Er waren wel frieten op de tafel.