Next we went the Grand Place, one of europe's most beautiful square. on the way there, we notice this rainbow flag. this rainbow flag is known as the pride flag which represent the gay pride.
At the square, our tour guide took us to view the famous Manneken Pis also known as little man wee. It is a small bronze fountain sculpture depicting a naked little boy urinating into the fountain's basin. A legend says that In the 14th century, Brussels was under siege by a foreign power. The city had held their ground for quite some time. The attackers had thought of a plan to place explosive charges at the city walls. A little boy named Juliaanske from Brussels happened to be spying on them as they were preparing. He urinated on the burning fuse and thus saved the city.
Jeanneke Pis on the other hand which forms a counterpoint in gender terms to the city's trademark Manneken Pis, as it does aurally and geographically, being about the same distance away on the other side of the Grand Place.it was erected in 1987 and endowed with its own instant legend, the better to amuse strollers. This half-metre-high statue of blue-grey limestone depicts a little girl with her hair in bunches, squatting and urinating, apparently very contentedly.
on our way to the jeanneken pis, we have to pass through this seafood streets. mst of the restaurants display their seafood....yummyyyy.....
