圣·休伯特长廊，建于1847年，是一座带有玻璃顶棚的华丽拱廊，它位于市中心，两旁林立着咖啡厅、剧院、奢侈品商店，足以成为欧洲第一的购物长廊。其中坐落着若干名店，橱窗的陈列美妙绝伦。

圣·休伯特购物长廊位于大广场附近，是一座带有玻璃顶棚的华丽拱廊。这座轻快明亮的三层长廊囊括了古董店、书店、咖啡店、餐厅以及影剧院。

长廊共分为女王、国王、王子（Galerie de la Reine，du Roi，des Princes）三个长廊。各个餐馆各具不同的特色，餐桌很别致，桌上摆放着古老的蜡烛，在当时的欧洲是十分豪华的。

长廊里面人比较多，川流不息，各个店铺也都很有特色。

电影院门口。

电影院海报。

长廊一景。

BRUSSELS : Buildings and Monuments

THE ST. HUBERT GALLERY

The St. Hubert gallery is a fine example of a typical kind of building of the 19th century: the covered shopping gallery. Between 1820 and 1880 seven of these galleries were built in Brussels. Three of these have survived: the St. Hubert gallery, the Bortier gallery and the Northern Passage. These galleries had a double function: the ground-level was almost always occupied by shops, whereas the upper section (first and second floors) were reserved for apartments and habitation.

The first true gallery was constructed in Paris in 1786. A nephew of king Louis XIV had financial problems and, therefore, decided to rent his garden close to the Palais Royal to shopkeepers who were allowed to build little shops to sell their products. Very soon this primitive gallery became a meeting place for lots of people, amongst which were booklovers, visitors of the neighboring theater but also whores and pickpockets. The gallery quickly received a bad reputation. This gallery was then replaced in 1830 by a more beautiful one (the Orléans gallery) where the aforementioned mischievous persons were no longer tolerated. The concept of the covered shopping gallery for the richer classes had by then become so popular, that in that same period similar galleries were constructed in Paris and other cities.

After the Belgian independence in 1830 a plan was made to embellish Brussels. Already in 1820 a new gallery had been built close to the Monnaie (opera) of Brussels. In 1839 it was decided that the city should receive a new gallery which would be more beautiful than the one build in the Belgian city of Liège in 1837. The new gallery was to be implanted in the St. Hubert street, close to the Grand-Place. After the expropriation of the local shop owners, the first stone of the gallery was laid in 1846 by king Leopold I. The financial aspect of the construction was taken care of by the creation of a limited company with private funding. The architect was Jean-Pierre CLUYSENAAR.

The gallery was officially opened on June the 20th 1847. The gallery consisted of two major parts which were called the King's gallery (Galerie du Roi) and the Queen's gallery (Galerie de la reine). A third, and smaller, section was called the Prince's gallery (Galerie du Prince). All through the 19th century, the St. Hubert gallery would remain in the center of the mundane life in Brussels. Noteworthy is, that the architect Cluysenaar has reached the pinnacle of gallery building with this beautiful example in the city center of Brussels. It was also the first time that a roof construction with glass and metal with these dimensions was built in Belgium.

Even today the St. Hubert gallery continues to attract a lot of visitors. There are still nice luxurious shops (e.g. the chocolate house Neuhaus) and beautiful cafés (Taverne du Passage). From the center of the gallery, one can also see the famous Beenhouwersstraat/ Rue des Bouchers, which is still a famous restaurant area in Brussels.

下面是原先撰写的未完成的布鲁塞尔游记。现在只能通过观赏图片来弥补了：

比利时首府布鲁塞尔（Brussels）一日游

刘蔚铭·2009-07-21

第九届国际法律语言学大会随着2009年月9日的结束和10日海牙参观考察的顺利完成，荷兰执行的任务已经彻底完了。所有这些美好的时光都成了记忆。

小城莱顿半日游后，和林老师在Schiphol飞机场告别后，孜身一人顿感孤单，回到CitizenM酒店时已经很晚了。看到空荡的房间，知道袁老师已经飞回中国了（袁老师最后一晚搬过来和我一起住），所有的一切都结束了，过眼烟云，成为虚幻的东西了。不过在荷兰还有一天的时光，应该多加珍惜。

肚子很饿，歇息片刻下到一楼大厅买了一盒既像凉皮又像宽面条的食品，应该是意大利面条，花了大约七欧元，还花了大约4欧元买了一个欧式考面包。感觉还是不错的。吃饱了肚子，就开始计划明天赴比利时首都布鲁塞尔一日游的事儿了。

从莱顿返回时，乘错了火车。火车一直开，最后停下来时感觉不对劲，忙问身边的人，答曰已经到了中央车站。中央车站是阿姆斯特丹最大的铁路交通枢纽。这样也好，顺便把明天去布鲁塞尔的车次和时间等问题打听清楚。开往布鲁塞尔的火车大约早晨6点50就有第一班车，随后大约每小时有一趟。车站售票大厅旁边有各条火车的时刻表，全是免费的，可以带回去研究研究。

在荷兰旅游，中国护照需要办理签证，叫做申根签证。有了它可以去欧盟的所有国家，不受任何限制。我就是受到林老师的启发和推荐，准备赴布鲁塞尔的。巴黎有点远，时间来不及了。出国开学术会议到会是首位的，绝不能有丝毫的缺席，不枉向国际高手学习的机会。旅游是次要的。另外，在荷兰，千万不要携带500欧元的钞票，一般都拒收，而且很难找到换钞的地方。还好，在这样车站的外币兑换处，工作人员很客气地把它换成了零钱。他一边数零钱钱一边说：这些大钞没法用，给你这些零钱就解决问题了。最后收了5欧元的手续费，相当于50元人民币。

我准备乘坐6点50的火车，大约三个小时的路程抵达目的地。这样就会赢得更多的时间感受布鲁塞尔。一夜没有睡好，4点半就醒了。昏昏沉沉之中洗漱完毕，带上随行物品就出门了。

凌晨，街上空无一人，天下着蒙蒙细雨。我打着伞一人坐在电车站的长椅上。5路电车迟迟未来，看来赶不上6点50的火车了。许久，138路夜车来了。我起来太早了，班车还没有正常运行呢。上车买票，司机很客气的提醒：Don't forget to check out! 这句话的真正意思是：你下车时把带磁的车票在自动消磁器（就像国内无人售票的刷卡机器）刷一下，这样就在若干小时再这路车就免费了。荷兰人非常友好，很体谅人。

到了中央车站，买了7点50的火车票，一看站名有点犯晕，怎么有两个布鲁塞尔的车站名？一个是Brussel Central Station，另一个是Brussels Midi。问售票员，答复说：我负责卖票，不负责解答，我也不知道。看来外国人“个扫门前雪”的意识非常强。

这是个关键问题，下错站就会耽误时间。赶快给林老师发短信询问，在站台上询问一位游者。我问在布鲁塞尔旅游应该在那个车站下车。他说他也不知道，不过他认为，他自己到最后一站下车，然后转成火车或者飞机。如果我旅游，就会在前一站下车。随后林老师的短信也回复了，就在Brussel Central Station下车。

未完待续

（没有时间，一直没有写完，看看上面的图片，恰好弥补了这篇未完成的游记）