Reflecting on Wool Street
Linked to Weekend Reflection Copyright Debbie Smyth, 20 November 2015
Royal Galleries near the Grande Place
Barely any distance from Brussel’s Grande Place, you’ll find these beautiful and stately shopping arcades: the Galleries of the Queen King and Princes (la Galerie de la Reine, du Roi et des Princes). They […]
The Faces of Solidarity
This large anti-AIDS mural on a Brussels wall features the characteristic large faces of the work of Brussels-based artist Denis Meyers. Mostly known for these large faces, he also prints unique […]
Drinking for the Sake of Art
First, the bottles are emptied. Next, the reds are lined up, followed by the golds. Tough job doing all that drinking! Linked to Thursday Special.
Perfect Symmetry
Linked to Weekend Reflections.
My Travelling 2014
Sitting here and looking back at my travels in 2014, I wonder how I also managed to fit in working and moving house. I only visited one new country this […]
Brussels Rooftops
Part of Wordless Wednesday.
Creativity and Connectivity
“Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected.” -William Plomer How’s this for architectural creativity? The shapes, angles, joints and bold bolts connect the aesthetic and the functional.
Atomic Reflection
Linked to Weekend Reflections and Geometry Friday.
L is for… Labour Party of Belgium
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, […]
Travel with Intent 