Two more views of your trees taken at different times of the year (look at the leaves) just off the Rue de l'Albertine, Brussels. I think the trees are white poplars, hence someone has tried to enhance their whiteness by painting the trunks.

The same guy is probably at the zoo now chasing a white rhino to paint. 

These are old photos of mine taken on film that I just scanned in. I used to go there about every two months at one time and this is a nice quiet area just below the King's palace. That's the tower of the Hotel de Ville (town Hall) in the background.

If you're ever there again Jim, try and look up a pub called In't Spinnekopke

(Trans - In the Spider's Web. Sorry about the music in that link - turn the sound down)

Almost everything is cooked with beer and it's good grub. It's only a short walk from the Grand Place in the back streets, but look at the range of beers -

Prices Euro
Bel Pils 2.00
Blanche 2.50
Maredsous 6° 3.00
Lambic le verre 3.00
Lambic le litre 10.00
Faro le verre 3.20
Faro le litre 12.00
Grimbergen Double 3.00
Grimbergen Triple 3.50
Saint-Idesbald Triple 3.00
Saint-Idesbald Brune 3.00
Cuvée de Ciney Blonde 3.00
Cuvée de Ciney Brune 3.00
Leffe Brune 3.50
Leffe Triple 3.75
Moinette Brune 4.00
Moinette Blonde 4.00
Abbaye des Rocs 4.00
Chimay 7° 4.00
Chimay 9° 4.10
Chimay Blonde 4.50
Rochefort 8° 4.00
Rochefort 10° 4.50
Triple Westmalle 4.50
Orval 4.50
Moinette Brune 3/4 12.00
Moinette Blonde 3/4 12.00
Prior de Watou 3/4 12.00
Oud Zottegem Hergist 3/4 12.00
Chouffe 3/4 12.00
Gauloise 3/4 Brune 15.00
Hommelbier 3/4 15.00
Saint-Feuillien Blonde 3/4 12.00
Saint-Feuillien Brune 3/4 12.00
Bonne Espérance 3/4 17.00
Floreffe "La Meilleure"3/4 17.00
Abbaye des Rocs 3/4 17.00
Montagnarde 3/4 17.00
Zatte Bie 3/4 13.00
Helleketelbier 3/4 17.00
Saison Régal 3/4 15.00
Delirium Tremens 3/4 17.00
Vondel 3/4 15.00
Kapittel Abt 3/4 17.00
Liefman Kriekenbier 3/4 17.00
Liefman Goudenband 3/4 17.00
Framboise 1/2 6.50
Framboise 3/4 12.50
Kriek 1/2 6.50
Kriek 3/4 12.50
Gueuze 1/2 6.00
Gueuze 3/4 10.00
Vieux-Temps 2.40
Palm 2.40
Kasteelbier Triple 4.50
Duvel 4.00
Gouden Carolus 4.00
Cuvée de Koninck "Bolleke" 4.00
Bush Beer 12° 4.40
Triple Bornem 4.10
Witkap Stimulo 4.10
Pauwel Kwak 4.40
Charles V 4.00
Gulden Draak 4.00
Vieille Salme 4.90
Triple Karmeliet 4.90
Hapkin 3.70
Oerbier 3.70
Quintine 4.10
Duchesse de Bourgogne 3.50

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No Kwak though. You'd have to go to the Toone Puppet Theatre for that. Worth it though just to see the cannonball the nasty Dutch fired at Brussels in 1830.

(Simon will love that little remark)