For Steve‘s birthday in December, Frank, Steve and I went for breakfast at Botanic Sanctuary Antwerp. At that point, the ‘hotel’ part of the Sanctuary was still closed, as the spa area wasn’t ready yet. But there were already restaurants. You could also enjoy a lavish breakfast. So we did.
Month: February 2022
Full edition ft. parade and festival days for Antwerp Pride 2022
Antwerp Pride has broken silence for its 2022 plans. The organisation is “planning a full edition with parade and festivals at new locations”. The theme is ‘Queertopia‘. “What will the ideal LGBTQIA+ world look like in fifteen years?”
GDAŃSK | European Solidarity Centre or Europejskie Centrum Solidarności
Autumn 2021. In theory we could travel to other continents, but destinations we had in mind such as Japan or the United Kingdom were impossible to plan ahead. Instead we organised a rail trip to Eastern Europe, travelling to Berlin, Gdańsk, Wrocław, Karlovy Vary, Pilsen, Bratislava, Poprad, Vienna, Linz and Salzburg. By travelling to Germany,…
Rainbow zebra crossings of Antwerp
The Antwerp district of Borgerhout is set to have a rainbow zebra crossing or crosswalk by May. In time for the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT or IDAHOBIT) on 17 May. Where are the other rainbow zebras in Antwerp?
Antwerp’s Stadsfeestzaal at the Meir covered in scaffolding for six months
Shopping Stadsfeestzaal at the Meir in Antwerp is under renovation. For six months, the facade will be covered in scaffolding. The shopping center itself remains open.
JAPAN 2013 | Kyoto’s Ginkaku-ji or Temple of the Silver Pavilion
Autumn 2021. In our Grand Scheme of Travels, Danny and I had planned to be in Japan with Michel. Quod non. So let’s go back to March and April 2013, when my sister Florence, her husband Kenneth, my nephew Leo and my niece Isaline travelled to Tokyo, Hakone and Kyoto. The classic intro to Nippon…
British National LGBTQ+ Museum at London’s Granary Square, King’s Cross
Queer Britain has secured its first physical home in Granary Square, King’s Cross, London, occupying part of a historic building owned by the charity Art Fund. The site will host the National LGBTQ+ Museum.
AfricaMuseum in Tervuren near Brussels
In December 2021, we visited the AfricaMuseum or Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA) in Tervuren. A historic building and institution in Belgium, it obviously has a controversial subject, as Belgium had the Congo, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as a colony. When one mentions colony, one mentions abuse, exploitation and worse.
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