“Seeing we only just received news from the government concerning the conditions for organizing (cultural) events, we are still busy looking into exact programmation for this year’s edition”, Antwerp Queer Arts Festival announced.
Month: June 2020
Braine-le-Comte, Belgium’s oldest station?
Depending on who you want to believe, Braine-le-Comte railway station (FBC) in… Braine-le-Comte (‘s-Gravenbrakel) in Walloon Brabant is Belgium‘s oldest or second oldest railway station building still in use.
An hour in Ronse
After a little tour of Oudenaarde and having walked around Ronse railway station, we walked into the city of Ronse. We had an hour.
Belgium’s third oldest railway station: Ronse
In search for Belgium‘s third oldest in-use railway station, Danny and I went to Ronse / Renaix, a facility municipality in the province of East Flanders.
Medieval Times and Mexico in Oudenaarde
On our way to Ronse / Renaix, Danny and I stopped shortly in Oudenaarde. We did a brief walk in the city center.
Future Spoorpark to link Zurenborg and Borgerhout in Antwerp
AG VESPA has launched a call for designers for a future park linking the Draakplaats in Zurenborg and the Luitenant Naeyaertplein in Borgerhout.
Pools, sports and entertainment on Majestic Princess
Early 2020 AD. Danny and I embark on a 21st century Odyssey. On the Majestic Princess from Sydney to New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji. Back to Sydney, then to Melbourne and flying back home.
Antwerp International Airport to reopen for scheduled flights
As Belgium reopens its borders on 15 June for leasure travel, Antwerp International Airport in Deurne will reopen for scheduled commercial flights. TUI fly is set to restart its Antwerp operations on 10 July, Air Antwerp on 1 September.
Antwerp to be car-free by 2024?
The City of Antwerp wants 83% of the streets between the Scheldekaaien (Scheldt Quays), the Oudeleeuwenrui, the Leien (the Boulevards) and the Kronenburgstraat to be car-free or almost car-free. Autovrij and autoluw in Dutch.
CORONAVIRUS | Belgians allowed to travel within Schengen Zone from 15 June
The National Security Council of Belgium announced some major relaxation of coronavirus countermeasures from 8 June.
