tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35585377Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:48:23 +0000collageFrench RivieraIxelleswinter holidaysFrench AlpsweekendsNYCchateau de SeneffebrunchChamberyday tripVeyratBrusselsmuseumrenovationScaerbeekBelgian beerwittamerartistCharleroimodern designLeuvenspaImpressionismJoan MiroMichelin restaurants on lake Annecysports d'hiverAutriqueParischocolats belgesBelgian MuseumsurrealismLuc Maesgodivabelgian pralinesBelgianAbbayetreehousesAix-les-BainsINGLe RevardentertainementchildrenNew YorkArt NouveauphotographyBelgiumYoshitaka AmanoHortaVictortourismcabinsArttheaterthermesMagritte MuseumLeonard FreedMonetRosesGrand PalaisWambacqwinter sportsfamily outingscinemalive musicpoetryMusée MagrittePere BiseMirodesignGrassedog sleddingsnowshoeingmagrittebelgian chocolateFreekcafearchitecturecabaneBrussels Royal Museum Fine ArtsskiingpaintingBrussels beerMusees Royaaux de BruxellesA blog about trips to Belgian gardens, castles, towns, and more...with a glimpse on the world outside of Belgium.http://belgiantrips.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Belgian Wanderer)Blogger64125BelgianTripshttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35585377.post-7117942304534338423Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:26:00 +00002012-01-31T18:07:42.684+01:00dog sleddingthermessports d'hiverwinter sportsLe RevardFrench Alpswinter holidayssnowshoeingspaChamberyAix-les-BainsskiingAlthough we may already be longing for spring, it is finally snowing in Belgium. Ski dreams dance again in my head...not necessarily the sport but rather the ski holiday or sports d'hiver. Although I am more inclined to snowshoeing, my husband and daughters are the ski fanatics. A couple months after my youngest daughter turned three, she was already descending an Alpine slope, closer really to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~3/eBvauu07Sdg/le-revard-family-ski-holiday-in-french.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michelle Nott)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IIXHUFa3fU5yqG4ewnZXP-vq9hs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IIXHUFa3fU5yqG4ewnZXP-vq9hs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IIXHUFa3fU5yqG4ewnZXP-vq9hs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IIXHUFa3fU5yqG4ewnZXP-vq9hs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=eBvauu07Sdg:3Pmbu1ti274:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=eBvauu07Sdg:3Pmbu1ti274:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=eBvauu07Sdg:3Pmbu1ti274:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~4/eBvauu07Sdg" height="1" width="1"/>http://belgiantrips.blogspot.com/2012/01/le-revard-family-ski-holiday-in-french.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35585377.post-2018943907070268694Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:48:00 +00002011-12-15T12:48:37.293+01:00 Brussels boasts several neighborhood markets which are quite noteworthy. However, venturing out of the city, or not wanting to fight traffic on the way in, can lead to an enjoyable morning of shopping. While the capital of Wallonia, Wavre is a well-located town right off the 411 (exit 6), about 20 minutes from Brussels. The city center offers an abundance of shops, cafés and restaurants to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~3/X6IWvUYotQ8/market-days-in-wavre.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michelle Nott)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uP7rnLeYheJy-AlA5FejT9y750Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uP7rnLeYheJy-AlA5FejT9y750Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uP7rnLeYheJy-AlA5FejT9y750Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uP7rnLeYheJy-AlA5FejT9y750Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=X6IWvUYotQ8:ZCrAhHuMT3Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=X6IWvUYotQ8:ZCrAhHuMT3Q:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=X6IWvUYotQ8:ZCrAhHuMT3Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~4/X6IWvUYotQ8" height="1" width="1"/>http://belgiantrips.blogspot.com/2011/12/market-days-in-wavre.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35585377.post-1013099542593753679Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:01:00 +00002011-10-10T21:01:20.536+02:00theatercinemabrunchlive musicweekendsNYCIxellesBrusselsentertainementcafe If I could take my favorite New York City café and place it in Brussels, it would be at Place Flagey. If I could take my favorite New York City neighborhood and bring it closer, I would plunk it down on Place Flagey. If I could place my favorite indie cinema from NY near by, I'd set it up on Place Flagey. When I can't be in New York City, I go to Place Flagey. This rather intimate square in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~3/9aCGpm7F5Qk/place-flagey-brussels-square-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michelle Nott)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JbsIbwSUaivwAIyFiFr6_niKLjY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JbsIbwSUaivwAIyFiFr6_niKLjY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JbsIbwSUaivwAIyFiFr6_niKLjY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JbsIbwSUaivwAIyFiFr6_niKLjY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=9aCGpm7F5Qk:ydqcRO8ScDQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=9aCGpm7F5Qk:ydqcRO8ScDQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=9aCGpm7F5Qk:ydqcRO8ScDQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~4/9aCGpm7F5Qk" height="1" width="1"/>http://belgiantrips.blogspot.com/2011/10/place-flagey-brussels-square-with.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35585377.post-2377643039166867696Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:57:00 +00002011-09-06T14:57:05.163+02:00chateau de SeneffeBelgiumfamily outingstourismcabinstreehousesday tripchildrencabane If you have ever walked into your child's bedroom to find sheets sprawled from the dresser, then tucked under the mattress over to the arm chair and tied unconvincingly to the window handle, keep reading. If you have ever walked into your living room and found blankets thrown over the dining table and clothes-pinned to its matching chairs, keep reading. Finally, if you have ever walked into yourhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~3/Xni5O6D_vLY/playing-in-cabanes-at-seneffe-castle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michelle Nott)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BLSR64KSPsRuCezstnCNffue7Ao/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BLSR64KSPsRuCezstnCNffue7Ao/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BLSR64KSPsRuCezstnCNffue7Ao/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BLSR64KSPsRuCezstnCNffue7Ao/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=Xni5O6D_vLY:7gHbgm9KV1k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=Xni5O6D_vLY:7gHbgm9KV1k:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=Xni5O6D_vLY:7gHbgm9KV1k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~4/Xni5O6D_vLY" height="1" width="1"/>http://belgiantrips.blogspot.com/2011/09/playing-in-cabanes-at-seneffe-castle.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35585377.post-7202580865684152057Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:21:00 +00002011-06-16T14:21:09.850+02:00Joan MiroINGMirocollagesurrealismpaintingartistMusees Royaaux de BruxellesArtpoetry Some works by Joan Miró may provoke certain on-lookers to remark, “A child could have done that.” To which, I do not believe Miro would have been completely insulted. In fact, years of process brought Miró to the simplicity and the innocence of the art he sought. Keep in mind that the words simple and innocent do not mean childish, even if child-like.To begin, Miró was born in Barcelona in 1893.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~3/QNazH61MiFk/joan-miro-lyrical-painter-exhibition-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michelle Nott)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X6rhQ2-dAwiwJ1h2zTWQNeWmtc8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X6rhQ2-dAwiwJ1h2zTWQNeWmtc8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X6rhQ2-dAwiwJ1h2zTWQNeWmtc8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X6rhQ2-dAwiwJ1h2zTWQNeWmtc8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=QNazH61MiFk:GGxkqdOAC2g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=QNazH61MiFk:GGxkqdOAC2g:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=QNazH61MiFk:GGxkqdOAC2g:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~4/QNazH61MiFk" height="1" width="1"/>http://belgiantrips.blogspot.com/2011/06/joan-miro-lyrical-painter-exhibition-at.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35585377.post-2960205182740911561Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:09:00 +00002011-04-07T15:11:22.293+02:00renovationBelgiumAutriqueLuc MaesHortaArt NouveauarchitectureScaerbeekBrusselsYoshitaka Amanoby Michelle Nott Eugène Autrique, an engineer and friend of Victor Horta, lived at what is now 266 Chaussée de Haecht in Schaerbeek. One of Horta's first creations, the house was commissioned in 1893. Already by walking up to the facade, and back across the street for a thorough view, the visitor gets a glimpse into the life that inspired the home. Horta and Autrique were both “Franc-Maçons”. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~3/qPka2MLYxWE/la-maison-autrique-chez-un-ami.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michelle Nott)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5a5BgEkuXFj4aIuoiTWg81on4UE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5a5BgEkuXFj4aIuoiTWg81on4UE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5a5BgEkuXFj4aIuoiTWg81on4UE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5a5BgEkuXFj4aIuoiTWg81on4UE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=qPka2MLYxWE:qnjCxDQA-dU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=qPka2MLYxWE:qnjCxDQA-dU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=qPka2MLYxWE:qnjCxDQA-dU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~4/qPka2MLYxWE" height="1" width="1"/>http://belgiantrips.blogspot.com/2011/04/la-maison-autrique-chez-un-ami.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35585377.post-9142875025512141118Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:35:00 +00002011-03-29T11:35:12.972+02:00Wambacqmodern designFreekLeuvenmuseumBelgianby Michelle Nott To walk into the town of Leuven is to expect towering carved men to look down onto you from the town hall. Yet, if you keep walking beyond the cathedral, you will eventually come upon M, the museum of Leuven. A transformed city school, the building's now modern lines marry with the old structure seamlessly. The inner walls display a visual history of the town of Leuven: its http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~3/iCJR7p7mnjU/finding-form-and-sense-in-freek.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michelle Nott)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3ZdAWs9kRjuADiLdlKYaizE6fNM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3ZdAWs9kRjuADiLdlKYaizE6fNM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3ZdAWs9kRjuADiLdlKYaizE6fNM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3ZdAWs9kRjuADiLdlKYaizE6fNM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=iCJR7p7mnjU:xMNiOuqTZl8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=iCJR7p7mnjU:xMNiOuqTZl8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=iCJR7p7mnjU:xMNiOuqTZl8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~4/iCJR7p7mnjU" height="1" width="1"/>http://belgiantrips.blogspot.com/2011/03/finding-form-and-sense-in-freek.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35585377.post-9070222570107560987Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:24:00 +00002011-03-01T13:42:12.680+01:00VictorHortaArt NouveaudesignarchitectureBrusselsby Michelle NottI entered Horta's home through the large wooden door. The flowing woodwork was like a wave in. On the left is the coatroom, but not the one we visitors of this century use. The coat rack is of brilliant design, one solid piece to hold coats, hats, and a mirror to check yourself before coming and going. The design is, of course, typical Art Nouveau. The hooks blend in as well as http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~3/9MkHSQ7lVQI/at-home-of-victor-horta.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Belgian Wanderer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ExnSHibOjsdvu4yRNn5Dbbkoqrw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ExnSHibOjsdvu4yRNn5Dbbkoqrw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ExnSHibOjsdvu4yRNn5Dbbkoqrw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ExnSHibOjsdvu4yRNn5Dbbkoqrw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=9MkHSQ7lVQI:7-WGV7-DmsQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=9MkHSQ7lVQI:7-WGV7-DmsQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=9MkHSQ7lVQI:7-WGV7-DmsQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~4/9MkHSQ7lVQI" height="1" width="1"/>http://belgiantrips.blogspot.com/2011/03/at-home-of-victor-horta.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35585377.post-98037372018535134Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:07:00 +00002011-03-09T14:03:42.168+01:00VictorHortaArt NouveauarchitectureArtBrusselsby Michelle Nott One hundred fifty years ago, a self-proclaimed genius in architecture and design was born. His name was Victor Horta. Rumor has it that he was an intolerable man. But, personality flaws aside, his brain created some of the most noteworthy buildings of the 20th century. For the past seven years I have been walking in Brussels and admiring the random facades that whisper, “Look http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~3/u7BzyXaTm4o/viktor-horta-and-his-art-nouveau.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michelle Nott)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UaVkBcomkstmYzMjRSDB4Nxd8n4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UaVkBcomkstmYzMjRSDB4Nxd8n4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UaVkBcomkstmYzMjRSDB4Nxd8n4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UaVkBcomkstmYzMjRSDB4Nxd8n4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=u7BzyXaTm4o:zjv1N7F77v0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=u7BzyXaTm4o:zjv1N7F77v0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=u7BzyXaTm4o:zjv1N7F77v0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~4/u7BzyXaTm4o" height="1" width="1"/>http://belgiantrips.blogspot.com/2011/02/viktor-horta-and-his-art-nouveau.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35585377.post-5095195090824960166Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:26:00 +00002011-02-08T13:27:19.799+01:00BelgiumNew YorkCharleroiphotographymuseumLeonard Freedby Michelle Nott   When people ask me what I miss about America, I think really hard. New York City, I reply. Logically, the publicity poster for the latest temporary exhibit at Le Musée de la Photographie in Charleroi immediately caught my attention. The black and white scene of men in gray-toned suits and one wide-striped tie seduces me to walk down Wall Street in 1950 style. Leonard Freed ishttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~3/PYS8HEv_3QE/worldview-by-leonard-freed-at-le-musee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Belgian Wanderer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FQLBslJ5Age-wnLpAD-kSpL7t6Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FQLBslJ5Age-wnLpAD-kSpL7t6Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FQLBslJ5Age-wnLpAD-kSpL7t6Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FQLBslJ5Age-wnLpAD-kSpL7t6Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=PYS8HEv_3QE:kW38z3cYFsY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=PYS8HEv_3QE:kW38z3cYFsY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=PYS8HEv_3QE:kW38z3cYFsY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~4/PYS8HEv_3QE" height="1" width="1"/>http://belgiantrips.blogspot.com/2011/02/worldview-by-leonard-freed-at-le-musee.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35585377.post-2846262614347170102Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:17:00 +00002011-01-17T11:23:20.145+01:00tourismParisGrand PalaisArtMonetImpressionismby Michelle Nott Claude Monet will be at the Grand Palais in Paris until January 24, 2011. Most art lovers have already heard this months ago when it opened in September. But, have they gotten their tickets yet? With just a couple months left, now is the time to get on line and in line for the biggest Monet exhibit ever. Oddly enough, Monet has been much more acclaimed by Americans and by the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~3/i6diwaeTCVs/claude-monet-1840-1926-at-grand-palais.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michelle Nott)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R_aqsFOeyoWsLRjj_Z109Usv5nw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R_aqsFOeyoWsLRjj_Z109Usv5nw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R_aqsFOeyoWsLRjj_Z109Usv5nw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R_aqsFOeyoWsLRjj_Z109Usv5nw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=i6diwaeTCVs:XBQMWSPjmXs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=i6diwaeTCVs:XBQMWSPjmXs:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=i6diwaeTCVs:XBQMWSPjmXs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~4/i6diwaeTCVs" height="1" width="1"/>http://belgiantrips.blogspot.com/2010/12/claude-monet-1840-1926-at-grand-palais.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35585377.post-5285109909982286557Sat, 09 Oct 2010 19:14:00 +00002011-01-17T11:42:52.146+01:00by Michelle Nott Less than a half hour drive south of Brussels, tourists and Belgians alike arrive in the university town of Louvain-la-Neuve. In this pedestrian town, visitors rise from the underground parking lot of the Grande Place. And by the end of 2011, the Hergé fan will be able to walk a few steps over to the cinema to marvel (hopefully) at Steven Spielberg's and Peter Jackson's http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~3/nnV1M-14i1o/musee-herge-in-heart-of-belgium.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michelle Nott)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IAyeLFmIjgBNADLQ0nH2HfqqwHg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IAyeLFmIjgBNADLQ0nH2HfqqwHg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IAyeLFmIjgBNADLQ0nH2HfqqwHg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IAyeLFmIjgBNADLQ0nH2HfqqwHg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=nnV1M-14i1o:AvfqPcf-Tbk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=nnV1M-14i1o:AvfqPcf-Tbk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=nnV1M-14i1o:AvfqPcf-Tbk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~4/nnV1M-14i1o" height="1" width="1"/>http://belgiantrips.blogspot.com/2010/10/musee-herge-in-heart-of-belgium.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35585377.post-9180979901297261285Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:22:00 +00002011-01-17T11:38:44.388+01:00Brussels Royal Museum Fine ArtsMusée MagritteMagritte MuseumsurrealismBelgian Museummagritteby Michelle Nott  You are on your way to 1, Place Royale, sometime between 10am and 5pm (Tuesday through Sunday). From Wallonie, drive north on the N411. But if you are coming from the airport, take the ring to the N411. Louise gets closer, Avenue Louise. Go down, in the tunnel, out, in the tunnel, out, in the tunnel. Out. Go right. Watch for the trams that can follow you, don't turn yet. Parkhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~3/sNpeEe8zS2Y/exploring-magritte-on-one-corner-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michelle Nott)4<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rTY0D7hv9FJf8YDUhTRD21J5sG0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rTY0D7hv9FJf8YDUhTRD21J5sG0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rTY0D7hv9FJf8YDUhTRD21J5sG0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rTY0D7hv9FJf8YDUhTRD21J5sG0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=sNpeEe8zS2Y:qI1iv2zVUls:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=sNpeEe8zS2Y:qI1iv2zVUls:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=sNpeEe8zS2Y:qI1iv2zVUls:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~4/sNpeEe8zS2Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://belgiantrips.blogspot.com/2010/03/exploring-magritte-on-one-corner-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35585377.post-6948144528470628793Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:24:00 +00002010-02-13T16:24:00.320+01:00Over time you get to see the blogs that stick to a consistent approach and a regular posting schedule. One of those blogs is excursion.be, a blog that covers visits and walks suitable for families since 2006. Now for you recently arrived expats in Belgium there is one downside: the blog is in French! I believe it will still give you some good ideas.  And even better just type the web site addresshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~3/rUeH4wlE1eI/blog-review-excursionbe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Belgian Wanderer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zt5WUqjXz9Jpd3untUvPhC6Zg5I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zt5WUqjXz9Jpd3untUvPhC6Zg5I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zt5WUqjXz9Jpd3untUvPhC6Zg5I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zt5WUqjXz9Jpd3untUvPhC6Zg5I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=rUeH4wlE1eI:ubWv5YF2qpg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=rUeH4wlE1eI:ubWv5YF2qpg:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=rUeH4wlE1eI:ubWv5YF2qpg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~4/rUeH4wlE1eI" height="1" width="1"/>http://belgiantrips.blogspot.com/2010/02/blog-review-excursionbe.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35585377.post-7201596852310387035Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:01:00 +00002010-02-11T16:01:00.637+01:00I am trying out one of those online Getting-Things-Done services, Remember the Milk. Basically I am setting up future visits as tasks with an email reminder on the day of the event. For example “Ghent Floralies” is a task for April 17th. Let’s see how this works as a system not to miss those great time limited events in Belgium. Another GTD service that gets good reviews: Toodledo. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~3/E3dnQ34K0jg/how-to-remember-where-to-go-when.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Belgian Wanderer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_AnVBCEnJI2ZFjXHwCRoG_NGT0g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_AnVBCEnJI2ZFjXHwCRoG_NGT0g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_AnVBCEnJI2ZFjXHwCRoG_NGT0g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_AnVBCEnJI2ZFjXHwCRoG_NGT0g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=E3dnQ34K0jg:6ZQ24Bfj6W4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=E3dnQ34K0jg:6ZQ24Bfj6W4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=E3dnQ34K0jg:6ZQ24Bfj6W4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~4/E3dnQ34K0jg" height="1" width="1"/>http://belgiantrips.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-to-remember-where-to-go-when.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35585377.post-7460439932639178311Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:45:00 +00002010-02-07T15:45:00.292+01:00Every 5 years Ghent holds its famous flower show, the Floralies of Ghent. A 200 year old tradition it seems like a definite must-see for those of you with green fingers! Dates: From Saturday 17 through to Sunday 25 April 2010 Opening hours: From 8 am until 6.30 pm Doors open until 5.45 pm Entrance fee: Individual tickets : 20 € Free access for children under 12, if http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~3/TIrNc2JrmvU/ghent-flower-show.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Belgian Wanderer)3<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3c0RqeOBo8hmsFqoMd4aId2LeYU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3c0RqeOBo8hmsFqoMd4aId2LeYU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3c0RqeOBo8hmsFqoMd4aId2LeYU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3c0RqeOBo8hmsFqoMd4aId2LeYU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=TIrNc2JrmvU:b9XoKbK5MMk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=TIrNc2JrmvU:b9XoKbK5MMk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=TIrNc2JrmvU:b9XoKbK5MMk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~4/TIrNc2JrmvU" height="1" width="1"/>http://belgiantrips.blogspot.com/2010/02/ghent-flower-show.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35585377.post-5532482298030233332Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:28:00 +00002010-02-06T09:39:49.686+01:00Flanders Today just ran a 4 part series on some nice winter walks. If you have not subcribed I would recommend you get this free English weekly. A good mix of Flanders news and tips on what to see or do.If the weather turns wet and cold again go see the Frida Kahlo art exhibit at the Bozar museum in Brussels. A hard life turned into beautiful paintings. Not recommended for children given the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~3/BItYwqeDK3I/flanders-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Belgian Wanderer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6RxXc9z_5o0jpgB8crH5aUgqi9A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6RxXc9z_5o0jpgB8crH5aUgqi9A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6RxXc9z_5o0jpgB8crH5aUgqi9A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6RxXc9z_5o0jpgB8crH5aUgqi9A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=BItYwqeDK3I:iMFIjqHppK0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=BItYwqeDK3I:iMFIjqHppK0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=BItYwqeDK3I:iMFIjqHppK0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~4/BItYwqeDK3I" height="1" width="1"/>http://belgiantrips.blogspot.com/2010/02/flanders-today.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35585377.post-6250943792997263304Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:27:00 +00002009-12-12T12:27:00.234+01:00Still on my list of Christmas markets to explore are those in the French region of Alsace, about 5 hours away from Brussels. Some of the big ones are in Colmar and Strasbourg. But the smaller ones in Kaysersberg, Riquewihr and Ribeauville are also listed as worthy of a trip. Click on this link for a map of the recommended ones. Some other links: Article in the Times Online, “For Christmas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~3/gEbyaVRJA9E/christmas-markets-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Belgian Wanderer)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IcaWfQnmclfcXGeXYFgllhaLWuw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IcaWfQnmclfcXGeXYFgllhaLWuw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IcaWfQnmclfcXGeXYFgllhaLWuw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IcaWfQnmclfcXGeXYFgllhaLWuw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=gEbyaVRJA9E:GseAD37ykt8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=gEbyaVRJA9E:GseAD37ykt8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=gEbyaVRJA9E:GseAD37ykt8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~4/gEbyaVRJA9E" height="1" width="1"/>http://belgiantrips.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-markets-4.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35585377.post-7952360536441443750Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:02:00 +00002009-12-10T12:02:00.640+01:00 For a trip to a German Christmas market you have a choice between Aachen or Monschau in the Eifel hills. With half timbered houses, cobblestone streets, brass bands I personally think Monschau, although smaller, is the place to go. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~3/agIX3ALGX8s/christmas-markets-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Belgian Wanderer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/c73yscDkS0z4anXgYeGWvdO4LdU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/c73yscDkS0z4anXgYeGWvdO4LdU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/c73yscDkS0z4anXgYeGWvdO4LdU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/c73yscDkS0z4anXgYeGWvdO4LdU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=agIX3ALGX8s:H7DRJaNZfDk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=agIX3ALGX8s:H7DRJaNZfDk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=agIX3ALGX8s:H7DRJaNZfDk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~4/agIX3ALGX8s" height="1" width="1"/>http://belgiantrips.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-markets-3.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35585377.post-4250600997738581532Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:35:00 +00002009-12-03T11:35:00.520+01:00Now if you are already tired of the usual Christmas market, try this Dutch market in Valkenburg near Maastricht for a change. It is an underground Christmas market in a cave system that the Romans mined out. The caves are beautifully lit, this year’s theme is Dicken’s  A Christmas Carol. Arrive early this market obviously gets busy. Two section of the quarries now have a market, the Gemeentegrot http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~3/xu8m0KOxDYQ/christmas-markets-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Belgian Wanderer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/li1sZOsi-LuN65IgcJl0u5OUHwM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/li1sZOsi-LuN65IgcJl0u5OUHwM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/li1sZOsi-LuN65IgcJl0u5OUHwM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/li1sZOsi-LuN65IgcJl0u5OUHwM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=xu8m0KOxDYQ:tZgDQ-ErgG0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=xu8m0KOxDYQ:tZgDQ-ErgG0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=xu8m0KOxDYQ:tZgDQ-ErgG0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~4/xu8m0KOxDYQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://belgiantrips.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-markets-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35585377.post-3213487734409582750Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:38:00 +00002009-11-28T09:38:45.648+01:00In close reach to Brussels you are blessed, or cursed depending on your disposition, by the availability of many Christmas markets. The most obvious is Brussel’s own “Plaisirs d’hiver”. Children pleasing activities such as ice skating, the most surreal merry-go-rounds you have ever seen (what about a rocket that shoots through the roof of the merry-go-round to scare your toddler…), a 40 meter icehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~3/lf2FiAKlpig/christmas-markets-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Belgian Wanderer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1164uOqxDmiJzmNzwk0HV74tcLk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1164uOqxDmiJzmNzwk0HV74tcLk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1164uOqxDmiJzmNzwk0HV74tcLk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1164uOqxDmiJzmNzwk0HV74tcLk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=lf2FiAKlpig:0wZO0Z6qEcU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=lf2FiAKlpig:0wZO0Z6qEcU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=lf2FiAKlpig:0wZO0Z6qEcU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~4/lf2FiAKlpig" height="1" width="1"/>http://belgiantrips.blogspot.com/2009/11/christmas-markets-1.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35585377.post-4776735350441820808Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:02:00 +00002009-10-25T18:02:36.658+01:00 Mers-Les-Bains In 2 to 3 hours from Brussels you can reach some varied coast line in France. One of the advantages is to avoid the traffic that often plagues any drive back and forth to the Belgian Coast. The other is to see for yourself some of the images you have etched in your mind: the changing houses, the Art Nouveau houses, the chalk cliffs and towers of seafood. 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Bouillon is a good base with a nice fort and plenty of walks to choose from. From Bouillon you can drive to Botassart and its famous vista on the Semois river. This view is called “Tomb of the Giant” as the wooded hill trapped in the river bend resembles a giant tomb. A further drive takes you to Rochehaut with a nice http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~3/peRF0n9rSCw/bouillon-ardennes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Belgian Wanderer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W29ky2hpcI3ACaRI-eeO4bSyG94/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W29ky2hpcI3ACaRI-eeO4bSyG94/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W29ky2hpcI3ACaRI-eeO4bSyG94/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W29ky2hpcI3ACaRI-eeO4bSyG94/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=peRF0n9rSCw:-ZqimlbijU0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=peRF0n9rSCw:-ZqimlbijU0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=peRF0n9rSCw:-ZqimlbijU0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~4/peRF0n9rSCw" height="1" width="1"/>http://belgiantrips.blogspot.com/2009/08/bouillon-ardennes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35585377.post-7211114250564546723Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:58:00 +00002009-07-29T20:58:19.937+02:00 Although this photo was taken during the summer of 2006 it gives you a good idea of how beautiful this garden is and of how it offers a great setting for leading sculpture exhibits. From 20.5 to 18.10.2009 the garden is putting on a display of Pol Bury fountains. These are fascinating moving stainless steel sculptures. The garden themselves are built around the Art Deco house. The secret http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~3/h-9AVpfK3sI/van-buuren-museum-garden.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Belgian Wanderer)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1JJq9szKwG1bCzjGS21yDtv6ZnM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1JJq9szKwG1bCzjGS21yDtv6ZnM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1JJq9szKwG1bCzjGS21yDtv6ZnM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1JJq9szKwG1bCzjGS21yDtv6ZnM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=h-9AVpfK3sI:uIr0vhUySMI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=h-9AVpfK3sI:uIr0vhUySMI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=h-9AVpfK3sI:uIr0vhUySMI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~4/h-9AVpfK3sI" height="1" width="1"/>http://belgiantrips.blogspot.com/2009/07/van-buuren-museum-garden.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35585377.post-4846115277278310386Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:27:00 +00002009-07-18T09:40:06.086+02:00 Talk about mind blowing architecture! Just type Cogels Osylei in your GPS and go to Antwerp to get your fill of neo, eclectique and Art Nouveau buildings from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. I do not know where to start: the contrast between the styles, the palaces, the kitsch and the subtle, the industrial and the organic… Don’t miss the group of “seasonal” houses or the group of “Time” http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~3/Jlpi_0rE4Ws/antwerp-wijk-zurenborg.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Belgian Wanderer)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lbWTLs64oFRezY7sM0UN9400dMM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lbWTLs64oFRezY7sM0UN9400dMM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lbWTLs64oFRezY7sM0UN9400dMM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lbWTLs64oFRezY7sM0UN9400dMM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=Jlpi_0rE4Ws:CxYadvACyjQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=Jlpi_0rE4Ws:CxYadvACyjQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?a=Jlpi_0rE4Ws:CxYadvACyjQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/BelgianTrips?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BelgianTrips/~4/Jlpi_0rE4Ws" height="1" width="1"/>http://belgiantrips.blogspot.com/2009/07/antwerp-wijk-zurenborg.html