Uccle is probably one of the few places in the world where it is worth living. It is so worthwhile that man feels alive and at the same time is certain that life will not surprise him.
It’s a privilege when you have painted-like parks, clean air in both summer and winter when you feel safe and you know that it will all be there tomorrow. When people in the shop, restaurant, on the street and on the train are nice and open.
Manneken Pis
You see how Brussels is witty in its own unique way, Paris has the Eiffel Tower, New York has the Statue of Liberty, Rome has the Coliseum, and Brussels has a man who pisses on explosives, his wife and the most bizarre building that does not serve any purpose at all, the Atomium. Other cities have monuments of power, and Brussels a monument to the trust of unlimited optimism and confidence in the future of the world.
