Took the Eurostar for a day and a half visit to Brussels last Thursday. One of the museums on my list to visit was the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and of Military History to give it its full title and as it's reportedly due to close for massive refurbishment soon, I though I had better make the effort. I did ask when but no one seemed to know, or was it my English?. As it was such a nice afternoon I thought I would take in some of the sights of Brussels and walked to the hotel, about 45 minutes from the Eurostar Terminal, which was right next to the Parc du Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark where the museum is situated. I had about an hour that afternoon in the Museum to see what was what and where. Spent Friday morning in the Aircraft hall. I had to check my back pack/camera bag into a luggage locker, 2 euros which you get back, in a cloak room next to the entrance desk. Was well impressed with what they had in there but the exhibition hall really does need refurbishment if only to get rid of the bird guano covering some of the aircraft. I think a return visit is called for as there are some superb opportunities to get some arty rather than the record shots that I took.
Camera hand held, set on 'AUTO' with an 11-18mm lens. |
