Antwerp wine producer Wijnfaktorij (Wine Factory) will mature 900 bottles of red wine produced in Antwerp in the cellar of Het Steen. The wine will be bottled in 2026.
Month: February 2025
ATHENS | Revival buildings, Changing of the Guards at Syntagma and the Acropolis
July 2024. Steve and I are cruising on the Norwegian Getaway, a Breakaway class ship by Norwegian Cruise Line or NCL. Interestingly, our stay on board happened shortly after the Getaway paid a visit to the dry dock for some refurbishments. The route? Piraeus, which is the port of Athens in Greece; followed by Mykonos;…
ANTWERP | Restoration of Jordaens’ masterpiece from St. James’ Church in Snijders&Rockoxhuis
The complete restoration of St. James’ Church (Sint-Jacobskerk) in the centre of Antwerp is in full swing. This also includes the restoration of many works of art from the church, including a masterpiece by the Antwerp painter Jacques (Jacob) Jordaens. For the occasion, it is being restored exceptionally on location, in the Snijders&Rockoxhuis. Visitors to…
ILGA-EUROPE | New era of coordinated attacks on foundations of Fundamental Rights, as EU bins Equal Treatment Directive
A major report published today, 18 February 2025, identifies how LGBTQIA+ people are being weaponized to erode the foundations of freedom and democracy across Europe. The report describes the changes in 2024.
QATAR | Hamad International Airport (DOH) in Doha
Autumn 2024. Ten years after my first trip to Seoul in 2014, I am returning to the Republic of Korea, better known as South Korea. Not solo this time, but with Oriol, who has never been to Korea. On the itinerary: flying with Qatar Airways to Incheon via Doha, the capital Seoul, the historic city…
ANTWERP | Rubens House presents ‘The Cabinet Sessions’
The Rubens House in Antwerp launches “intimate Friday evenings in the Rubens House full of performances, DJ sets, concerts, lectures and more”.
REVIEW | Dining on P&O Aurora
September 2024. My parents in law have been wanting to go on a cruise for a while now but didn’t feel like going on their own so they tagged along with Sam and I. My father in law’s ultimate destination would be the Norwegian Fjords, combined with the new that soon-ish cruises to the Fjords…
European Commission commits to single-ticket train travel, Back-on-Track unconvinced it will happen
In her working plan accompanying her application speech in front of the EU Parliament Commission, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen from Germany did not really raise high ambitions about progress in transport of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in general or improvements of the European railway network in particular, but one promise…
Switzerland, Czechia and Belgium top railway network density in Europe
In 2023, the European Union railway network had 200,947 km of railway lines, with the highest densities being found in and around main cities and other population hubs, a Eurostat blogpost reveals.
SNCF Réseau confirms feasibility European Sleeper night train linking the Netherlands, Belgium, France to Barcelona in Spain
According to European Sleeper, which shared the news with Treinreiziger.nl, French railway infrastructure manager SNCF Réseau conducted a feasibility study stating an acceptable timetable is possible in France for the European Sleeper night train to Barcelona in Catalonia.
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