14th of July Fireworks

14th of July 1st Fireworks (link, enlace, lien)

So finally comes the best part of the day, the FIREWORKS!
I must say that they were gorgeous. Enjoy

14th of July 1st Fireworks (link, enlace, lien)

Lady Eiffel's tower dressed elegantly for the 14th of July

Lady Eiffel Tower (link, enlace, lien)

The 14^th of July coming again, Lady Eiffel tower on July 13^th decided to dress elegantly to show the world that she was still a modern grande dame. There goes few of those dresses. Enjoy

Lady Eiffel Tower (link, enlace, lien)

14th of July Military Aircraft Parade

14th of July 1st part (link, enlace, lien)

So comes the 14^th of July celebration day! Going to the Champs Elysées where the crowd gather very early in the morning is not anymore for me. Hey! you see much better on TV and more comfortably. But luckily from our window's flat we can enjoy, life, the military aircraft parade; so again here goes few pics. Enjoy.

14th of July 1st part (link, enlace, lien)

The Atomium

Atomium (link, enlace, lien)

The Atomium is a building in Brussels originally constructed for Expo '58, the 1958 Brussels World's Fair. Designed by the engineer André Waterkeyn and architects André and Jean Polak, it stands 102 m (335 ft) tall. Its nine 18 m (59 ft) diameter stainless steel clad spheres are connected so that the whole forms the shape of a unit cell of an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times!

The Atomium renovation began in March 2004 and was finished in February 18, 2006. The renovations included replacing the faded aluminium sheets on the spheres with stainless steel. Three of the four uppermost spheres lack vertical support and hence are not open to the public for safety reasons, although the sphere at the pinnacle is open to the public. The original design called for no supports; the structure was simply to rest on the spheres.

Atomium (link, enlace, lien)