Author Archives: Anders

Week 22

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Anders

The summer continues and on Sunday I took the public transport out to the impressive Atomium. It is located in the Heysel Park where you also find Heysel Stadium which after the disaster in 1985 (where 39 specators were killed … Continue reading →

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Week 21

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Anders

A tropical heat wave has hit Brussels over the last couple of days. With temperatures well over 30 degrees it is definitely summer. Last week was a short week in Brussels due to midsummer. This meant I had to go … Continue reading →

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Week 20

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Anders

  So it is summer time and the tourists are invading the European capital. Grand Place and all the other famous sight are so crowded. This is also the time of year for festivals. That is the case for Brussels … Continue reading →

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Week 19

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Anders

This week my good wife takes over and writes her first blog ever. Please Karin the space is yours: Guest blog by the not so snooping wife of the curious Swede No one meets the standard of my loving and … Continue reading →

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Week 18

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Anders

Brussel had once again summer temperatures  and this time supplemented with a long weekend. We decided to explore more of the parks in Brussels. As mentioned earlier the city is one of the greener capitals of Europe with a lot … Continue reading →

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Week 17

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Anders

This weekend we drove just a couple of kilometres from the city centre to a place called Tervuren.  I’s a small village just at the outskirts of Brussels. You may have heard the name before, it is also a dog … Continue reading →

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Week 16

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Anders

So it is Saturday, why not do some shopping? I took the tube down to Rogier and Nieuwstraat. This is the start of a very long pedestrian shopping street with the international chain stores like H&M and MediaMarkt but also … Continue reading →

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Week 15

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Anders

This week started with the Schuman Day. It is like a national day for EU. Background is a declaration of  May  9th 1950 that was presented by the French foreign minister Robert Schuman and which led to the creation of … Continue reading →

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Week 14

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Anders

Da capo of last weekend and even warmer, when the temperature went over 25, it is like summer. From time to time, I take the walk down to Flagey and the Ixelles ponds. On Saturdays and Sundays, before 13 there … Continue reading →

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Week 13

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Anders

This weekend was fantastic, nice and warm. My wife and I we decided to take a walk around the city looking at some of the many cartoon mural drawings that are covering part of Brussels buildings. This is a very … Continue reading →

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