tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20949120882074785662024-03-13T08:25:49.008+01:00This is Belgiumphotographs and thoughtsThis is Belgiumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829942768478705noreply@blogger.comBlogger928125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094912088207478566.post-57271826172898309262022-09-23T12:54:00.002+02:002022-09-23T12:54:27.191+02:00Hastière-par-Delà<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDRWUgIB2WxnfK1i3455Y27K0a1641WhNPBe2sFaynTbuQDY8wPIgjgVzfco3TyyiaglYMBQu0kv-saf6AowP496CsJsUIvLnfFU2vCxC3993qR41HgBRyDxSPtXB_JAhhr2yYa2fzjwUlkSC1Y8sN1Qy_P9x-VhZHqpcKfpPOUv_eBZn9PBkAIrIJFg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDRWUgIB2WxnfK1i3455Y27K0a1641WhNPBe2sFaynTbuQDY8wPIgjgVzfco3TyyiaglYMBQu0kv-saf6AowP496CsJsUIvLnfFU2vCxC3993qR41HgBRyDxSPtXB_JAhhr2yYa2fzjwUlkSC1Y8sN1Qy_P9x-VhZHqpcKfpPOUv_eBZn9PBkAIrIJFg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdZgY61mYW9KnewY-28WDNbR_dLGwJq6MJyLdPvoFMqIFDef_5kuQSZP94ImHWhbBk_KOztU3ltTeb5kA6KbupkRpkgMRIXCWqoXJVw6kV6QizgRk_Yb_DFD2W4yHMfAvKRA_7a1_C-OtqRbCtIs--_oVnSZUnw6_9BmRRBRr30ooSNNfLjTot0rMPMw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdZgY61mYW9KnewY-28WDNbR_dLGwJq6MJyLdPvoFMqIFDef_5kuQSZP94ImHWhbBk_KOztU3ltTeb5kA6KbupkRpkgMRIXCWqoXJVw6kV6QizgRk_Yb_DFD2W4yHMfAvKRA_7a1_C-OtqRbCtIs--_oVnSZUnw6_9BmRRBRr30ooSNNfLjTot0rMPMw" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: medium;">Wonderful autumn walk on the banks of the river Meuse, near the tiny village of Hastière-par-Delà with its 11th century church.</span><br /> <p></p>This is Belgiumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829942768478705noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094912088207478566.post-8446955482518488562022-09-21T10:53:00.007+02:002022-09-21T10:55:42.536+02:00Car-free Brussels last Sunday <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIqOYN_s5Uq1AMMYdBofoOdlxsBsFYtLPBcBx-1ryRL5ZwZf_g_stf8hfwQZmwVzZ4628FD27DwesAGyaw7U6aMB09JF0M6bdJCubWbEQne7bkEvdA9rRGNzW5L45jdw9XOpp0ZLCO79r8WHfCvNYU41RFU6Be417vfcOqkVP-zPb9uP7qM8czjJucfQ=w294-h240" width="294" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"> Photographs taken by Teodora Lalova-Spinks</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: medium;">The Brussels region prides itself on being the largest car-free zone in Europe last Sunday. </span></div><p></p>This is Belgiumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829942768478705noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094912088207478566.post-27971188081334680002022-09-16T13:44:00.004+02:002022-09-16T13:48:48.643+02:00Who would ever have...? <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I saw the first ones, finally, on the windscreen of my car as I was driving in the direction of </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;">Place Madou a few days ago.</span></p></blockquote>This is Belgiumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829942768478705noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094912088207478566.post-70791008026936764992020-05-07T11:29:00.000+02:002020-05-07T11:29:01.888+02:00Covid-19 evening stroll in Ghent <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Covid-19 frees up time to return to an old passion like blogging. I received these gorgeous shots taken by a good friend on a magical stroll through Ghent yesterday evening. </span>This is Belgiumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829942768478705noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094912088207478566.post-66040945340849906472019-03-31T23:12:00.002+02:002019-03-31T23:14:03.170+02:00A new Classical Festival in the Abbey of Averbode<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A Festival is born.</span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Three young Belgians got together to create a chamber music festival in the old Norbertine Abbey of Averbode.</span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The concerts will take place on May 11,12 and 18. </span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tickets available on the website <a href="http://www.averbodeklassiek.com/">www.averbodeklassiek.com</a></span>This is Belgiumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829942768478705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094912088207478566.post-78255834337749639602018-08-26T20:50:00.000+02:002018-08-26T20:52:13.629+02:00Hergé museum in Louvain-la-Neuve<br />
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<br />This is Belgiumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829942768478705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094912088207478566.post-11555495392854329282018-08-19T18:16:00.002+02:002018-08-19T18:16:55.161+02:00Edgard Tytgat in Schiedam, the Netherlands<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> I have asked for contributions in my previous post and here is the first one about the exhibition dedicated to Tytgat in Schiedam. Looking forward to getting more Belgium related posts and pictures from you, readers. </span><br />
<br />This is Belgiumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829942768478705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094912088207478566.post-71400442127847090262018-08-14T13:42:00.000+02:002018-08-14T13:43:37.075+02:00Belgium's hot summer <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">My answer: what's the point? I do not have that much ‘free’ time on my hands, I do not take pictures like I used to anymore, I never carry my heavy camera around these days. </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">M</span><span style="color: #0b5394;">y photographic activity is limited to point and shoot, mostly using my telephone (while driving .. shh</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">h </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">.. I mean, while parked at the red light or stuck in traffic jams, there are many of those in Brussels)</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">.</span><span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Ok, so here we go again </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">..</span><span style="color: #0b5394;">..</span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(11, 83, 148); color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Here's to Chris, Vera, Myriam!</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">I hope the visitors of this blog can live with telephone quality pictures. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Better still, send me your photo's or messages or whatever you have that connects you to Belgium, </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">and </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">I will gladly lend this forum to you.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Above, what a summer we had or are having! I am thoroughly enjoying and hope you are too! </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />This is Belgiumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829942768478705noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094912088207478566.post-34760218549064543052018-06-19T09:29:00.000+02:002018-06-19T09:29:13.546+02:00Red devils #REDTOGETHER <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I should have known better than to venture to the center of Brussels but I honestly thought that I would stay ahead of the protesters...unfortunately I misjudged, only by a few minutes, but still.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Regardless of what their claims are and whether they are justified or not.....I was stuck for what seemed forever and have to admit I felt no sympathy, none whatsoever.</span>This is Belgiumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829942768478705noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094912088207478566.post-73020461232332244642018-04-06T10:52:00.001+02:002018-04-06T10:52:45.719+02:00Winter or spring? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A delight to have this jewel so nearby.</span>This is Belgiumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829942768478705noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094912088207478566.post-47074635249442820692018-03-22T11:11:00.001+01:002018-03-22T12:57:02.238+01:00Behind every corner ..<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Luckily I was on foot and thoroughly enjoying my walk in Brussels' Bois de la Cambre/Terkamerenbos a few days ago. </span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Expected by no-one. Every-one got caught.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">A fruitful day for our friends from the law enforcement department. </span>This is Belgiumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829942768478705noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094912088207478566.post-86593636049821921172018-03-16T09:19:00.002+01:002018-03-16T09:19:56.654+01:00Snow in March<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">People claim that a few snowflakes bring this country to a complete standstill. </span><br />
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<br />This is Belgiumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829942768478705noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094912088207478566.post-28487338543849836302018-03-05T13:24:00.002+01:002018-03-05T13:34:17.328+01:00Belga<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"un Belga" undoubtedly refers to cigarettes - at one time </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">smoking a Belga was</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> considered an expression of national pride. </span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Made in 1923 in Antwerp by the family Vander Elst, the Belgian had reached such a patriotic Germans have banned its production in 1941.<br /> The projects of the painter René Magritte (1898-1967) who took his wife Georgette as model were rejected by Tabacofina, only to say the care was made to choose "Miss Belga." For a Belgian, smoking in that time was synonymous with "nationalism."</span><br />
http://historyofafricaotherwise.blogspot.be/2012/01/belgium-sacred-and-expensive-belga.html<br />
<br />This is Belgiumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829942768478705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094912088207478566.post-6309651544449908862018-01-10T16:45:00.000+01:002018-01-10T16:45:00.253+01:00Lonely bird<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wishing all of you a splendid 2018</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">May the new year bring you sunshine, health and happiness , less rain and more photo opportunities than ever before.</span>This is Belgiumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829942768478705noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094912088207478566.post-31859078718684978792017-11-23T17:24:00.000+01:002017-11-23T17:24:28.787+01:00The art of negotiation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Such wonderful photo opportunities on a grey day. Can't wait to return. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"The Jeu de Balle Flea Market is a sociological representations of the area. It gathers antique lovers, collectors, occasional visitors and people who are simply headed out for a stroll. Here you can find almost everything and anything you’ve ever wanted in a lively and <a data-reactroot="" href="https://theculturetrip.com/europe/belgium/articles/affordable-brussels-10-activities-to-enjoy-in-europes-capital/" style="-webkit-text-decoration-line: none; color: #4099ff; text-decoration: none;">entertaining atmosphere</a>. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The <a data-reactroot="" href="https://theculturetrip.com/europe/belgium/articles/the-best-markets-in-brussels-you-should-visit/" style="-webkit-text-decoration-line: none; color: #4099ff; text-decoration: none;">market</a> is composed of dealers selling pieces strewn out on blankets and sheets or off the back of their trucks and cars. There are also stands crammed with objects, from antique porcelain and pictures to 19th-century crossbows and tiny tin objects made from the 20th century, parchment, fabric, vintage clothes, etc. Most of these stands offer a variety of different objects, but here and there you can find sellers dedicated to only one specific kind of treasure". and more :</span>https://theculturetrip.com/europe/belgium/articles/the-complete-guide-to-the-jeu-de-balle-flea-market-in-brussels/</div>
This is Belgiumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829942768478705noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094912088207478566.post-6522840139708338642017-11-16T10:17:00.000+01:002017-11-16T10:17:22.688+01:00Open air markets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is Belgiumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829942768478705noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094912088207478566.post-53243266366283356522017-11-03T10:44:00.002+01:002017-11-03T10:44:59.594+01:00The Raft, conversation with Ostend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have not yet seen this exhibition but glimpsing through the splendid catalogue has me all convinced... till April 15,2018. </span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"The Raft. Art is (not) Lonely’ is not only an exhibition, but also a conversation with Ostend, the City by the Sea with its own distinct history and scent. The baseline of the dramaturgy of Mu.ZEE’s exhibition, which will be presented in various locations spread across the Belgian seaside resort, is the thorough research conducted into ‘The Raft of the Medusa’ (1818) by Théodore Géricault and Jan Fabre’s utopian raft ‘Art is (not) Lonely’ (1986). Although there is an unmistakable 170-year time difference and a completely different historical origin, both works tie in with each other thanks to their visualisation of the expedition and the destination of the artist, which is a theme acting as a metaphor of the <em>condition humaine</em>.</span><br />
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This is Belgiumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829942768478705noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094912088207478566.post-2481541213768314972017-10-19T15:01:00.002+02:002017-10-19T15:01:37.748+02:00To live, breathe, eat and drink on water in the city.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The "mini living breathe' installation, at the occasion of the Brussels Design Days in September, near Place St Catherine, Brussels </span><br />
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http://designseptember.be/project2016-uk-480-18.htmlThis is Belgiumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829942768478705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094912088207478566.post-56695260698548935922017-10-09T14:45:00.000+02:002017-10-09T14:45:10.894+02:00The Viaduct by Paul Delvaux - <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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https://www.museothyssen.org/en/collection/artists/delvaux-paul/viaductThis is Belgiumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829942768478705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094912088207478566.post-47426652560263256192017-09-30T15:14:00.000+02:002017-09-30T15:14:49.196+02:00Jozef Cantré in Mudel, Deinze<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Belgian weather this weekend might offer you the perfect excuse to travel to Mudel, Deinze's Museum aan de Leie, near Ghent, to admire and enjoy this exceptional exhibition dedicated to artist Jozef Cantré, expressionistic wood engraver and sculpturer. The catalogue by Peter J.H. Pauwels that accompanies this exhibition is itself a work of art - beautiful, evocative, instructive and scientifically documented.</span></div>
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This is Belgiumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829942768478705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094912088207478566.post-11513954997142505302017-09-20T13:02:00.005+02:002017-09-20T20:47:02.026+02:00Colm Tóibín at Passa Porta in Brussels<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The International House of Literature, Passa Porta, located in the center of Brussels regularly organises unique encounters and invites writers of national and international renown to talk about their work. I had the great pleasure of listening to Mr </span><span style="background-color: white; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Colm Tóibín yesterday. The author read from his most recent book, House of Names, talked about his oeuvre and answered questions. I thoroughly enjoyed this interesting, fascinating evening. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">See the schedule for the coming season here:</span>http://www.passaporta.be/en/agenda/</span>This is Belgiumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829942768478705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094912088207478566.post-27670367835690611702017-09-14T20:28:00.001+02:002017-09-14T20:29:13.724+02:00Brussels Art Deco Birds <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Alberto De Fransisco was inspired by the Art Deco birds which This is Belgium published on its Facebook page. Alberto's drawing shows his interpretation of the detail found on a fireplace in a house in Brussels built at the end of the 1920s.</span><br />
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This is Belgiumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829942768478705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094912088207478566.post-73367835173827785682017-09-13T18:30:00.001+02:002017-09-14T17:56:04.059+02:00A pleasure?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Only a few days left to see "What did Brussels look like 50 years ago? .... Since 1977 this Brussels publishing house 'Plaizier' has built up an image library including vintage postcards, prints, calendars and books. Architectural gems and urban transformations are all portrayed, together with items that illustrate the resolute path pursued by the publishing couple Wijnand and Mieke Plaizier. Their love for the Belgian capital is evident from every image". </span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Baudelaire, on the other hand, unequivocally voiced his thoughts about Belgium in a rather unflattering way. More on the Baudelaire exhibition in my next post.</span><br />
<a href="http://www.bozar.be/en/activities/124394-brussels-is-a-plaizier">http://www.bozar.be/en/activities/124394-brussels-is-a-plaizier</a>This is Belgiumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829942768478705noreply@blogger.com1