November 26, 2012

Walking on water



At the Embarcadero in Brussels' Bois de la Cambre, a man in uniform navigates a wooden ferry to bring  customers to the other side of the lake where they can enjoy drinks and dinner at Chalet Robinson.
I thought his picture would look pretty cool on This is Belgium and started chatting with him,  hoping he would approve being photographed as he did.
Suddenly,  two people showed up carrying big white letters J and C.   They had come to illustrate,  in a as literal way as possible,  the Biblical story of Jesus walking on water.
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30 comments:

  1. LiesNovember 26, 2012 at 9:47 PM

    Samenloop van omstandigheden, Anni...
    Lie(f)s.

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  2. JudyNovember 26, 2012 at 10:38 PM

    Love the man in uniform! And love the "J C" story!!

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  3. KristieNovember 27, 2012 at 2:25 AM

    Cool photos. I think it would be fun to take a wooden ferry across the lake for a nice dinner. Sigh...how romantic! :)

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  4. FransNovember 27, 2012 at 6:55 AM

    Hallo Anni,
    Ik merk met plezier dat het Chalet Robinson nog steeds in trek is! Ik dacht dat het op een bepaald moment gesloten werd.
    Groetjes, Frans

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    1. This is BelgiumNovember 27, 2012 at 11:39 AM

      ik denk dat ze wel een 15-tal jaar dicht waren. Het is inderdaad aangenaam de goeie oude tijd te zien herleven.

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  5. Pierre BOYERNovember 27, 2012 at 7:32 AM

    :-)
    Belle journée,

    Pierre

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  6. AlainNovember 27, 2012 at 8:52 AM

    Un bel uniforme pour une bien courte traversée.

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  7. ParisbreakfastsNovember 27, 2012 at 3:31 PM

    Gorgeous park shot!!
    I was there too long ago...

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  8. PerthDailyPhotoNovember 27, 2012 at 4:54 PM

    Love the man in uniform (well women do don't they haha!) what's happening on the boat on the river in the second shot!!

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    1. This is BelgiumNovember 27, 2012 at 9:49 PM

      what do you mean? anything happening? the boat is just used to bring people across....

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    2. This is BelgiumNovember 28, 2012 at 11:41 AM

      yes indeed, Grace, as Genie says, the letter J and C are being arranged on the water, in order to float or walk ...

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  9. FifiNovember 27, 2012 at 6:07 PM

    Le jeune homme a l'air frigorifié :-)

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    1. This is BelgiumNovember 27, 2012 at 9:46 PM

      frigorifié ou peur de la photographe? qui le dira?

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  10. willyNovember 27, 2012 at 7:51 PM

    lang geleden dat ik nog eens in het Chalet Robinson was...


    erg enthousiast is die man toch niet...

    groeten

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    1. This is BelgiumNovember 27, 2012 at 9:45 PM

      wie weet bloezemde de fotografe van dienst hem angsten in?

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  11. JeroenNovember 27, 2012 at 8:33 PM

    Great story. The place is really old fashioned... Love it!

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    1. This is BelgiumNovember 27, 2012 at 9:46 PM

      ja Jeroen, juist
      ik wist eerst niet wat ik van die letters moest maken en men was een beetje verontwaardigd

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  12. Genie -- Paris and BeyondNovember 28, 2012 at 5:45 AM

    Grace, I think that the couple from the second photo have taken their "J" and "C" on the ferry with them.

    Anni, this is delightful and what a great capture of the man in uniform.

    Please send me an email if you get to USA - thinking about you.

    Bises,
    Genie

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  13. gerard1948November 28, 2012 at 8:01 AM

    Nice portrait of gentleman in uniform, it looks great. The couple JC is rather funny with those two letters. I love the autumn landscape on the lake. A magnificent series.
    Have a good day

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  14. pascaleNovember 28, 2012 at 8:01 AM

    oh dan kan je er terug op :)
    moet ik dan absoluut eens doen
    BC is mijn examendomein geweest wij moesten daar gaan lopen als ik op d'unif zat

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    1. This is BelgiumNovember 28, 2012 at 11:42 AM

      inderdaad, na zoveel jaren dicht kan men er terug op!

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  15. AnonymousNovember 28, 2012 at 2:08 PM

    You had a date with Jesus? My goodness!!!

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  16. My name is RietNovember 28, 2012 at 4:51 PM

    Wat een mooie foto's. Fijn dat de mijnheer wou poseren.

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  17. OlivierNovember 28, 2012 at 8:27 PM

    Marin d'eau douce...

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  18. claudeNovember 29, 2012 at 10:32 AM

    Bonjour Anni.
    Je pense comme toi. Les lettres sont une référence à JC marchant sur l'eau.

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  19. DianeNovember 29, 2012 at 9:34 PM

    Good story and great photos. Have a good weekend Diane

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  20. AnonymousDecember 1, 2012 at 8:45 AM

    j'adore cette architecture qui me change de chez moi....

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