History (This is not Belgium)
The visit to Brussels by Emperor Charles Quint in 1549 is commemorated every year at the ‘Ommegang’. A good occasion take the dust off that old armor.
I’ll go back for the second edition this thursday. All dressed in black and mingling…
BELGIUM. Brussels. 5/07/2011: On the occasion of the visit by Charles Quint to Brussels in 1549, a reenactment is held yearly with a procession from the Sablon church to the center of town and with a lavish show on the Grand' Place.
BELGIUM. Brussels. 5/07/2011: On the occasion of the visit by Charles Quint to Brussels in 1549, a reenactment is held yearly with a procession from the Sablon church to the center of town and with a lavish show on the Grand' Place.