The Belgian Comic Strip Center

For families with children visiting Brussels, the Belgian Comic Strip Center should be the first stop in Brussels.

This is a dream come true for all children and children-at-heart to see their favorite comic strip characters come to life in a Museum.

The museum has taken care to showcase every small detail of the Comic strip history and covers the latest in comic strip industry.

Since Tintin originated in Belgium and Kalpak is a great fan, he was truly delighted to be welcomed by Tintin theme at the entrance and throughout the museum. 

 

The exhibits show how the comic strip was invented and how it has evolved through times.

It covers different art forms such as Pencil drawing, inking, coloring and Digital art. It shows the various methods invented and used in creating popular cartoon characters.

It exhibits various comic characters in an interactive and fun manner.

 
Useful travel information about Belgian Comic Strip Center:

You can easily spend 2-3 hours at this place depending on your interest.

Please visit their website for opening times and entry fees - https://www.comicscenter.net/

Please find the map of the center below:






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France Miniature - Good family fun time

Not too far from the famous Palace of Versailles in Paris is a wonderful outdoor park named "France Miniature" offering good family time.  The visit to this park can be combined with the visit to the Palace or its beautiful gardens.

The park contains 1/30 scale models of more than 150 landmarks of France in an open setting. The realistic setup of the park brings to life the beautiful architecture and culture of France.

All the monuments are arranged as per their locations in various regions of France. There is a variety in the monuments which includes villages, forts, towns, chateaux, amphitheaters, railway stations, stadiums, and so on. All the monuments have been re-created in great details.

A well paved paths takes you through the entire park and the path contains many interactive activities to keep everyone entertained while watching the landmarks.

The fountains of the miniature Palace of Versailles are controllable making it a real fun for the kids.

The park has its own Railway station and a miniature train system running through the park over models of real bridges.

There is more to this park than just monuments. It has good adventure rides for the kids and adults.

The park also has indoor attractions which kids will enjoy.

Visit this park to get a unique insight into beauty of whole of France.

Useful travel information about France Miniature:

It is easy to spend 4-5 hours in this park. Be prepared for a really long walk though as the park can be covered only by a walk.

It is located just 20 minutes drive from the Palace of Versailles. 

The map below shows the location of France Miniature. 

It is closed in Winters.
Please check their website for opening times as well as ticket rates - http://www.franceminiature.fr


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Tower Bridge - In its full glory

Tower Bridge is one of the most prominent landmarks of London. No visit to London is complete without visiting Tower Bridge.

It is possible to make this visit even more exciting with a little bit of pre-planning. If you plan your visit during the time the bridge opens for ships to pass-through, you can witness and appreciate the engineering marvel of Tower Bridge.

Visit this page to find out the Bridge Lift times and plan your visit accordingly.
http://www.towerbridge.org.uk/lift-times/

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London - Princess Diana Memorial Playground

This is a hidden gem of London, especially if you are traveling with kids.

Just behind Kensington Palace which is on the map of most tourists, is this little park which kids and adults will enjoy.

The park has a big ship made of wood that kids can spend fun time with.

It is surrounded by small little gems of activities which will keep everyone entertained.

A little further from this garden are the round pond, kensington gardens and the Princess Diana memorial fountain.

In all, you can easily spend 1 hour in the garden itself and more than 3 hours in the entire area.

Highly recommended if traveling to London with children.

Here is the map of the garden -





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London - Change of Guard ceremony

For anyone visiting London, Changing the Guard ceremony is one of the must-do activity on the list. This has resulted in this being the most crowded place in London during the ceremony time. It becomes so crowded that your view of the ceremony is similar to the one below.

There are however two alternatives to see the guards and the ceremony from very close and without all the crowd.

1.Make your way to Wellington Barracks, at the Buckingham Palace end of Birdcage Walk, for about 10:15.There you will see the New Guard forming up and being inspected, and then while they are waiting for their Regimental Colours the Band play a selection of music.At 10:57 the New Guard led by a Regimental Band will march out of Wellington Barracks, and turn left for Buckingham Palace.

Please check the timings and dates for the ceremony at the below link -
https://changing-guard.com/dates-buckingham-palace.html

2. This option is less crowded but a little far from London. This is the best option available to view the ceremony, even better than the one at Buckingham Palace.

The Windsor castle in the west of London conducts the same ceremony where you can be very close to the guards and meet the guard up-close and personal.

Check the dates and time for the ceremony at -
https://changing-guard.com/dates-windsor-castle.html

 




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