During a lovely dinner in February 2023, Steve, Philippe and I decided to visit Athens during the – Catholic – Easter Holiday. As I was lucky to have the full Easter weekend – Saturday, Sunday and Monday – off, I booked flights and a room. Steve and Philippe arrived in the capital of Greece two…
Month: December 2023
City of Antwerp annexes Borsbeek, which becomes the tenth district on 1 January 2025
On Monday 18 December 2023, the municipal councils of both the City of Antwerp and the Town of Borsbeek approved the merge. Borsbeek will become the tenth district of Antwerp. Antwerp is unique in Flanders in that it has a two-tier system of municipal government with a city council and district councils.
TORONTO | CN Tower
In May and June 2023, we travelled from east to west across Canada. From Halifax in Nova Scotia to Montreal in Quebec, to Toronto in Ontario, to Vancouver and Whistler in British Columbia. Along the way some night trains and commuter trains, the Niagara Falls and – imagine this – a bus journey. A true…
ANTWERP | Final phase preliminary design of Spoorpark approved
The Council of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Antwerp approved the second and final phase of the preliminary design of the Spoorpark in the Zurenborg neighbourhood of Antwerp and Borgerhout.
TOULOUSE-BLAGNAC AIRPORT | Arrival, ID check, car rental and unusually strict security at departure
September 2023. Oriol and I are flying to Toulouse for a road trip in Occitania and (French) Catalonia. We include the Principality of Andorra, which I can finally tick off the bucket list, and Llívia, Spain‘s exclave in France. Besides Toulouse we visit Mont-Louis, Villefranche-de-Conflent, Perpignan and Carcassonne.
Archaeologists discover Bierwerf medieval part of the port in Antwerp
In Antwerp, the Bierwerf mooring place under the Zuiderterras has surfaced. The Scheldt Quays are currently undergoing a major redevelopment. An ideal moment for city archaeologists to investigate the location and condition of the old city wall and the city gates Kleine and Grote Bierpoort.
Brussels Airlines’ first Airbus A320neo performs its maiden flight to Vienna
The first Airbus A320neo of Brussels Airlines performed its very first commercial flight on 12 December 2023: flight SN2905 from Brussels to Vienna. All passengers on board this aircraft received a little gift as a souvenir to this very special day in the history of Brussels Airlines.
REVIEW | Aegean Business Lounge, Athens International Airport, Area B-Intra Schengen
During a lovely dinner in February 2023, Steve, Philippe and I decided to visit Athens during the – Catholic – Easter Holiday. As I was lucky to have the full Easter weekend – Saturday, Sunday and Monday – off, I booked flights and a room. Steve and Philippe arrived in the capital of Greece two…
ANTWERP | Restoration of Vleeshuis to start in 2025
The restoration plans for the Vleeshuis or Butcher’s Hall in Antwerp are shifting up a gear. If everything goes according to plan, the works will start in 2025. Both the exterior and the interior of the monument and museum are being thoroughly addressed, Museum Vleeshuis says.
REVIEW | Little Canada museum in Toronto
In May and June 2023, we travelled from east to west across Canada. From Halifax in Nova Scotia to Montreal in Quebec, to Toronto in Ontario, to Vancouver and Whistler in British Columbia. Along the way some night trains and commuter trains, the Niagara Falls and – imagine this – a bus journey. A true…
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