The Labour Party in Belgium (Belgische Werkliedenpartij or Parti Ouvrier Belge) was founded in a cafe in the Grande Place in Brussels.
In April 1885, 112 workers came together in De Zwaan, which still stands there to this day.
It is also the location where Karl Marx is said to have written the Communist Manifesto and where he celebrated New Years Eve 1847.
Travel with Intent 
I always enjoy a bit of history when I am catching up here. Thank you for the share and enjoy a wonderful week.
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The labour party in New Zealand has lost 3 times in a row.
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I like learning new things every day, thank you very much. I had no idea that Marx wrote his book in Belgium. Very interesting.
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Fascinating.
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Didn’t know that about Karl Marx frequenting Belgium… The building front with the Swan is beautiful. and the pic sent to you of the guitarist is humorous:)
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That guitarist pic is great isn’t it. It’s Frizz – you should check out his blog. He’s been learning to paint and he plays great guitar.
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Handsome building…interesting motifs♪ http://lauriekazmierczak.com/lone-pod/
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I know the restaurant but not the history ! I live in Waterloo.
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That’s often the way with things that are local to us 🙂
On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 5:42 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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Creative post and great photos for L
Happy Weekend to you,
artmusedog and carol
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Quite interesting!
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significant bit of history
ROG, ABCW
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Very important.
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Long live the Labourparty!
Have a great week.
Wil, ABCW Team
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you made me smile with this – greetings by
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