Ommegang 1/3 (This is not Belgium)
Friday, July 8th, 2011Second day of the ‘Ommegang’, celebrating the visit of Emperor Charles V (Charles Quint) to Brussels in 1549.
Archive for July, 2011
History (This is not Belgium)
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011The visit to Brussels by Emperor Charles Quint in 1549 is commemorated every year at the ‘Ommegang’. A good occasion take the dust off that old armor. I’ll go back for the second edition this thursday. All dressed in black and mingling…
Ballet in the Park (This is not Belgium)
Monday, July 4th, 2011‘Bal Moderne’ teaches the average park visitor a simple choreography to dance on. It is simple and it is fun.
The Tour is rolling…
Saturday, July 2nd, 2011The Tour de France starts today. There is a tribute to those ploughing the French roads on a bicycle for the next weeks on my website: La Petite Reine (The Little Queen) And of course also this on the Tour itself…
On the beach (This is not Belgium)
Friday, July 1st, 2011There is a palm tree (in a pot). So this must be a beach (in Brussels).