Picnicking in February

Yes, you read that right... Here in Spain, you can already enjoy a picnic in the month of February. Last year at the beginning of February, we already enjoyed temperatures of 22 degrees Celsius (which is 71.6 degrees Fahrenheit for our American readers). Time for a first picnic!

About 35 kilometers from Churriana de la Vega - our new hometown - is a village called Pantano de Los Bermejales. It's quite small and most people come here for the lake.

When temperatures start to rise, people come here to cool off and swim. There is a huge picnic area, but in August it can be quite crowded since a lot of locals are on holiday then.

Opposite the lake is a camping place, by the way, which is very popular with travelers.

I have photographed this area in different seasons and moments of the day. Later in February, I will publish the best of these pictures on Travel Memories.

Celebrating Sankt Hans Aften in Brussels

In the life of any Dane, there are 2 important dates: 23 June and 23 December. The latter refers of course to the beginning of the Christmas celebrations, whereas the former marks the Danish version of Midsummer Night. Next week, I will enter into more details - especially about the origin of the name - on our sister travel website, Travel Memories.

Belgium actually doesn't celebrate Midsummer Night, but luckily in the summer of 2017, we discovered that we could immerse ourselves in the atmosphere and traditions of Sankt Hans Aften in Brussels itself. More precisely, we went to the Danish Church, located in Ixelles/Elsene.

Very popular in Denmark: hotdogs! With all the trimmings...

Soaking up the atmosphere...

Then it was time for the climax of the evening: the speech, the traditional Sankt Hans Aften song and most importantly, the bonfire! In Denmark, you can see huge fires on the coast or near any body of water for that matter. Some families even have a bonfire in their backyard.

They actually burn a doll that represents a witch. And as you can see, we were extremely lucky with the fickle Belgian weather.

Photography Essay - Meetjesland

This post is also linked to our sister website Travel Memories. Recently, I published a post about one of the least touristy regions in Belgium, Meetjesland. Here, I will feature more pictures. If you want to know more about Meetjesland, the itinerary we followed and the places we visited, better check Travel Memories.

Sint-Jan-in-Eremo

Basically, a small village surrounded by a beautiful landscape!

Assenede

We didn't visit the center of this small town, because we couldn't get rid of our car. But the landscapes outside the town were to die for.

Wippelgem

... and its beautiful castle. And cafe!

Schipdonkkanaal

This is a landscape of creeks and canals.

Kraenepoel

A real beauty at the end of our tour.

Photography Essay - Château d'Antoing (Part 3)

This is the third and last part of Château d'Antoing, where The Devil's Nightmare (1971) was made. For the original post, with more information about the castle, check out this post on our sister website, Travel Memories.

The Interior of the Castle

Better be in good physical condition, because there is a lot of climbing to do! We recognized the interior on the first floor of the movie.

On the second floor, we saw a bedroom. By the way, these rooms are not used by the family who currently lives in the castle.

And we kept on climbing...

The next floor looked really familiar... Then we realized that in the movie one of the characters was murdered here.

Finally, on the way down again, I took some pictures of details that struck me.

In the next post, I will publish pictures from one of the least touristy places in Belgium, called Meetjesland.