Showing posts with label Belgium. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Belgium. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Trainworld
Yesterday, I introduced Trainworld on our sister website, Travel Memories. Today, I present you with some extra pictures of this interesting museum in Brussels.
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
A Closer Look at the Vladslo German War Cemetery
The photo essay of today is linked to the tragic story of The Grieving Parents, a sculpture made by the German artist Käthe Kollwitz. You can read the article here.
There are only a handful of German War cemeteries in Belgium. This one is located a couple of kilometers of Vladslo, not far from Diksmuide. It contains the remains of more than 25.000 German soldiers. Here are some shots of the cemetery itself.
I also took numerous pictures of the sculptures themselves...
There are only a handful of German War cemeteries in Belgium. This one is located a couple of kilometers of Vladslo, not far from Diksmuide. It contains the remains of more than 25.000 German soldiers. Here are some shots of the cemetery itself.
I also took numerous pictures of the sculptures themselves...
Saturday, February 8, 2020
The Most Beautiful Crypt (and Cemetery) in Brussels
For all information about this exceptional place, check out this post on Travel Memories. Let's have a look at the crypt first.
But the cemetery of Laeken is a photogenic place as well...
But the cemetery of Laeken is a photogenic place as well...
Monday, January 27, 2020
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.
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.
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