It’s the end of May 2024, the weekend we would have our second try to travel on the Dinner Train. We would be travelling from Namur for a scenic journey through the Ardennes and even booked a hotel to stay the night to avoid having to get home late at night. Unfortunately the Dinner Train…
Month: September 2024
ANTWERP | City conducts market research for new concession for shared bicycle system Velo
The current concession for the shared bicycle system Velo expires at the end of February 2027. In order to guarantee the continuity and quality of a public shared bicycle system in Antwerp, the City of Antwerp is first organising open market consultations before issuing new specifications.
ANTWERP | Restoration of five dry docks at Droogdokkensite has started
The engineering works for the first phase of the redevelopment of the Droogdokkensite or Dry Dock Site at Het Eilandje in Antwerp have started, with the restoration of five of the dry docks. The pump house and the buildings for youth work will follow in the spring. In the master plan for the Droogdokkensite, the…
BELGIUM | Musée Hergé museum in Louvain-la-Neuve
In May 2024, Jeroen and I travelled to Louvain-la-Neuve in Walloon Brabant to visit the Musée Hergé or Hergé Museum. Georges Remi (1907-1983), better known as Hergé is the author of The Adventures of Tintin, which puts Belgium on many maps.
Brussels Airlines pleased with its punctuality during 2024 summer holiday season
Brussels Airlines is looking back to a successful 2024 summer holiday season. Numerous efforts to ensure reliable operations have worked out well, ranking Brussels Airlines in the top 5 of most punctual major airlines in Europe. 99% of the flights operated as scheduled, almost three out of far flights departed with less than 15 minutes…
ANTWERP SUMMER 2024 | 2.7 million day tourists and 493K overnight stays
On the first day of school in September 2024, the City of Antwerp presented some facts and figures on the 2024 summer in Antwerp and tourism statistics.
GRANADA | The Alhambra and the Generalife
Six days. Five overnight stays in five cities in Spain. Lunch in Paris. Stopover in Barcelona. Then Córdoba, Seville, Granada and Málaga. An Andalusia Whirlwind Tour where we visit the Mezquita and the Alhambra. We’re touring Andalusia in October 2023 to follow the trend of travelling to hot spots outside summer, as we did with…
ANTWERP | ‘Masquerade, Make-up & Ensor’ at fashion museum MoMu from 29 September 2024 to 2 February 2025
From September 2024, several Antwerp museums will highlight the work of James Ensor. At MoMu, James Ensor’s explorations about masquerade, (false) coquetry, seduction, deception and the transient are brought up to the present day.
PORTUGAL | Three days in Lisbon
Easter Holiday 2024. Danny and Sam visited Porto in February, I visited the capital, Lisbon, in April with Steve, Philippe and Nicolas. I had my free week during a school holiday and as the boys work in education, I made the best of it. We chose Portugal for its convenience and our hope for fair…
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