Tag Archives: Locations

Week 38

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Anders

It is nice to walk around in Brussels during the autumn. I noticed that the city has cleared many of the larger grass areas in the parks from old leaves. This lightens up the walks when you can see the … Continue reading →

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Week 37

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Anders

Bruges is a city that you can visit many times, always with new things to see and experience. The World Heritage status is well-earned. Before the trip I saw the wonderful movie In Bruges from 2008 with Colin Farrell, Brendan … Continue reading →

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Week 36

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Anders

This New Year some friends from Sweden are coming over so I decided to put together a small (7K) walk around Brussels centre. The walk starts from Metro Rogier and follows Nieuvstraat, which is one of the major shopping streets. … Continue reading →

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Week 34

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Anders

The Centre of Europe? Brussels is situated in a very central part of Western Europe. It has an easy access to the coast both in Belgium, Holland and France. In addition, it is no more than three hours’ drive to … Continue reading →

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Week 33

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Anders

It is autumn and really nice weather so a trip to the countryside was on the agenda this weekend. By coincidence we stumbled into a Fête de la Pomme in the small village of Céroux, 40 km south of Brussels. … Continue reading →

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Week 32

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Anders

A beautiful weekend filled with a lot of possibilities. Saturday started with a 20K walk/run along part 5-6 of the Green Walk around Brussels. My wife and I picked up where we left in blog week 24. The buss 95 … Continue reading →

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Week 31

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Anders

The warm autumn came to an abrupt ending this week when high winds and heavy rain hit most of Europe and also Brussels. So what to do then? Indoor activities are an alternative and there are quite a few to … Continue reading →

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Week 30

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Anders

This Sunday there were also fewer cars than usual because of the Brussels Marathon. It started in the Jubelpark and went through Forest Soigne and the Park van Tervuren before the runners (11,000) turned back to the finish at Grand … Continue reading →

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Week 29

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Anders

Another warm and sunny Saturday and I decided to take a trip to the Botanic Gardens, just outside Brussels. This is a large park (92 acres) and contains the historic Castle of Bouchout, with its square 14th century tower. The … Continue reading →

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Week 27

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Anders

After a rainy and not so warm week Saturday came and turned out quite well with summer temperatures once again. The weekend was dedicated to the Stripfeest which means comic party or festival and nothing else. Balloon parades, music and … Continue reading →

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