For New Year’s Eve 2022 – 2023, Steve and I spent the weekend in Lier, his childhood hometown. We had a dinner party at Philippe‘s but stayed at Guzy, a relatively new hotel. Before dinner, Steve and I explored the medieval town of Lier.
Tag: Brabant
Antwerp museums autumn and winter 2023 overview
The City of Antwerp looks ahead to the exhibitions in the autumn. Culture lovers can visit DIVA for a jewellery procession and a silver competition. The Museum At the Stream (MAS) commemorates World War II with the poignant new permanent exhibition. The Red Star Line Museum is celebrating its tenth anniversary with a big family…
ANTWERP | Brabo Fountain being restored
Today, Antwerp‘s real estate and patrimony agency AG Vespa starts restoration works at the rocks at the bottom of the bronze Brabo fountain on the Grote Markt, which will take approximately three months.
Quick Tour of Burgundian and Habsburg Mechelen
In March 2021 I visited the Museum Hof van Busleyden in Mechelen for the ‘Renaissance Children‘ exhibition, telling the story of Burgundian and Habsburg princes being educated by Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy.
Roosendaal
August 2021. Not only are there still coronavirus countermeasures, but I’m also on the lookout for activities which don’t involve eating and drinking. I really want to keep my weight in check. So after Troll Forest at De Schorre in Boom with Oriol, Thanh and I took the S32 train to Roosendaal, just across the…
REVIEW | Martin’s All Suite Louvain-la-Neuve
For my birthday my boyfriend wanted to take me on a weekend getaway. Yet as we were already on our Imperial Europe trip in September, we decided to postpone the trip to November. Due to the increasing corona counter measures we elected to stay in Belgium and try one of the Belgian Hotel chain Martin’s…
Trans Europ Express 2.0 advocates a renewed extensive European train network
Besides the renewed interest in night trains in Europe, besides an increase in awareness something must be done to make cross-boarder train travel in the European Union much easier, there’s also this Trans Europ Express 2.0. A revival of the old TEE network.
Open Monuments Day on 12 September celebrates 800 years of Antwerp
On 21 February 1221 Henry I, Duke of Brabant granted the City of Antwerp city rights or town privileges. The charter was more a confirmation of an already existing situation, but is still worth a commemoration. Hence, this year’s Open Monuments Day celebrates 800 years of Antwerp city rights.
Rainbow flags in every city and municipality in Flanders
Monday – 17 May – is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT). For many years now, the ‘official’ LGBTQI movement has organised a visibility action by asking cities, communes, municipalities and districts in Flanders to fly the rainbow flag.
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