On 24 February 2024, the Museum Hof van Busleyden in Mechelen (Malines, Mechlin) reopened after some two years of renovations. After visiting the temporary exhibition ‘Knights of the Golden Fleece: a Brilliant Myth Unravelled‘, I explored the permanent collection.
Month: February 2024
MECHELEN | ‘Knights of the Golden Fleece: a Brilliant Myth Unravelled’ exhibition at Museum Hof van Busleyden
Until 2 June 2024, you can visit the ‘Knights of the Golden Fleece: a Brilliant Myth Unravelled‘ at the Museum Hof van Busleyden in Mechelen (Malines in French, Mechlin in older English).
BRITISH COLUMBIA | Introduction to Whistler
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…
BRUSSELS | ‘Imagine! 100 Years of International Surrealism’ exhibition at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
On 21 February, the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels opened a series of exhibitions on surrealism. ‘Imagine! 100 Years of International Surrealism‘ is one of those. Thanh and I visited the exhibition a few days ago.
LE TRAIN JAUNE TERRITORY | Mont-Louis and Villefranche-de-Conflent
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.
Gay Games XII head to Valencia in Spain in 2026
The originally American but international Gay Games head to Valencia in Spain for 2026. The València Gay Games XII 2026 will take place in the month of June.
Antwerp number 1 of 40 most exciting cities to visit in 2024
For the British newspaper of record The Sunday Times, Antwerp in Belgium is the number one exciting city to visit in 2024.
MUSEUM | House of European History in Brussels
After visiting the European Parliament in Brussels, Danny and I hopped in the nearby House of European History. We both done this museum before independently, but we hadn’t blogged about it yet. So we basically went in for photos.
Brussels Pride – The Belgian & European Pride 2024 on 18 May: Safe Everyday, Everywhere
Via Facebook, Brussels Pride – The Belgian & European Pride had divulged its theme for election year 2024: Safe Everyday, Everywhere.
REVIEW | Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront Vancouver
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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