A Magic Carpet in Belgium

August 9, 2010 at 8:00 am · Filed under belgium, international travel, tourism, travel and tagged: brussels flower show, flower carpet, travel writing

By Linda Tancs

Every two years in Brussels an array of colorful begonias graces Grand-Place in the form of a giant Flower Carpet.  This year marks the fourteenth happening of this horticultural phenomenon, opening this weekend to the public from 13 to 15 August, preceded on 12 August by a fireworks display at 10 p.m. celebrating a day of construction of this floral masterpiece by over 100 volunteers.  This year’s arrangement honors the Belgian presidency of the Council of the European Union, with the EU logo appearing in the carpet’s center.  Surrounding that design are locally relevant images like patron Saint Michael slaying the dragon, the region’s emblem of blue and yellow iris and depictions of the city’s striking Gothic architecture.  Be sure to view the work from the balcony of the Hotel de Ville between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. 

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