Visit to the European Parliament

 Originally posted: Thursday, September 8, 2011


Today we visited the European Parliament, and by far this was the most fascinating visit of all the visits we have so far taken. From the minute we entered the breathtaking open Louis Weiss circular entrance to the minute we walked up the Helix shaped stairway, made of white Italian marble and black slade, I was in awe. The design of the entire building is a sheer piece of art.  I could not imagine how the architects sat down and created such an awesome piece of work that would form a storybook story to be told from generation to generation.  The fact that the building housing the EU Parliament is still under construction and that according the narrator, the construction is a continuous process that will never end based on the fact that constructing the European Union is in itself a continuous construction process that will never end, is awesome. This belief, is in itself a master piece of thought process.  The "icing on top of the cake" was the assembly dome, simply it is out of this world, I cannot possibly think of words that can describe the art and beauty of the Dome. From the blue seats that create such a magnificent arrangement to the roof dorned with thousands of shinny light bulbs to the center piece flag bearing the twelve yellow stars on blue background, no words can describe the whole visit, except to say that this visit will live in me for the rest of my life.- Caroline