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.
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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.
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).
I went to war (This is not Belgium) 3
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011Ok, just a fake war… But it was for real at one point. Belgium always was the ideal battleground for European dictators to be squashed by coalition armies…
I went to war (This is not Belgium) 2
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011Ok, just a fake war… But it was for real at one point. Belgium always was the ideal battleground for European dictators to be squashed by coalition armies…
Outraged hit the streets (This is not Belgium)
Monday, June 20th, 2011Some 650 ‘Outraged’ (police estimate) hit the streets yesterday. This is not Belgium? Maybe it’s not Spain or Greece either…
I went to war (This is not Belgium)
Sunday, June 19th, 2011Ok, just a fake war… But it was for real at one point. Belgium always was the ideal battleground for European dictators to be squashed by coalition armies…