My Europe Research + Writing Trip Photos - Part I (Brussels)

Hey, so since it's difficult to email a ton of photos to people without ending up in spam / promotions, I thought I'd post some of my travel photos on here for those who are interested. :) I'm going to be in Europe for the next three months-ish (January to April), and doing a fair bit of research for upcoming books while I'm here.

Plus there are just a ton of super pretty places here, so I wanted to share. I feel really lucky to be able to do this, so I hope you enjoy getting a glimpse of some of what I'm seeing while I wander around and check out particular locations. :)

So these are just my first few days in Europe, where I was in Brussels. I'll need to break these into a few posts, so this is the first. :)

Me on my way out of the United States (somewhere over the Dakotas, I think, on my way to Minneapolis). Unfortunately, I got super sick on my second flight over. I found out later a good chunk of my family was sick too, so we think we all got food poisoning possibly from our last big meal together, which is a bummer.

Me walking around Brussels. Because I was still sick (and jetlagged) when I first arrived, I pretty much slept through the entire first day, so this was my second day on the ground. :) Brussels is a really beautiful city, so I'll have to see more of it on my way back through in April.

A funky statue downtown.

I'm not exactly sure what this is, lol... artwork on a rooftop as seen from the Hall of Justice, which was pretty close to where I was staying downtown.

L'oreille Tourbillonante, an art sculpture, with Brussels Town Hall in the background.

I'm still trying to figure out what this is - I didn't make a note of it, but the building was really gorgeous. I'll try to update if I ever figure it out, lol.