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Category Archives: Belgium
One Hundred Years Ago, Belgium became the most Complicated Country in Europe – July 1921: Language Border between Wallonia and Flanders
Zur deutschen Fassung. The inability to form a new government quickly after an election is usually associated with failed states such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya or the USA. However, the record for the longest time needed to form a government … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Germany, History, Language, Politics, World War I, World War II
Tagged elections, Louvain-la-Neuve
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Not quite a Thousand Kilometers, but a Good Start
For the moment, hitchhiking is pretty much suspended. But this story of a trip across central Europe, from Belgium to Bavaria, offers interesting encounters, practical tips and grounds for dreaming about the time hereafter. Den deutschsprachigen Lesern empfehle ich die … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Germany, Travel
Tagged Aachen, Ammerthal, Eindhoven, Frankfurt, Ghent, hitchhiking, Netherlands, Ypres
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A gloomy morning and a beautiful afternoon
Zur deutschen Fassung dieses Artikels. Under the bewildered eyes of those going to warm offices, schools and shops, I am the only one to exit the bus at Signal de Botrange. Because the clock went crazy the last weekend, the … Continue reading
Day of the Open Road
Deutschsprachigen Lesern empfehle ich die ebenfalls deutschsprachige Originalfassung dieses Artikels. Sunday, 8 September. Day of the Open Monument. Today they are open, the castles and cloisters, buildings and bunkers that are usually hidden from the people. You’ve got to use … Continue reading
Belgium goes into extra time
Those who are familiar with the weather in Belgium will understand why everyone here wants to leave for vacation as much as they can. That creates an enormous demand for house sitters and cat carers. Hence, immediately after house sitting … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Language, Politics, Travel
Tagged Antwerp, Brussels, Chastre, housesitting
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Next trip: Antwerp
Another cat has contacted me, requesting me as her sitter. This time in Antwerp in Belgium. I am happy to oblige, because I have never been to Antwerp. And hardly to Belgium either, to be honest, where I have only … Continue reading
Random Thoughts (8)
I don’t understand why supermarkets, all around the world, by the way, are trying to force me to use a metal instrument when I want to buy some bread. You remember my article about the longest possible train journey and … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Bolivia, Books, Brazil, Canada, Economics, History, India, Language, Malta, Media, Portugal, Religion, Romania, Technology, Travel, UK, Ukraine, USA
Tagged Bangladesh, Canada, christianity, Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, Justin Trudeau, Martin Luther, Martin Luther King, Netherlands, racism, refugees, slavery, train
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How different countries catch their “most wanted”
How different countries go about finding their “most wanted” tells a lot about the respective country. USA: The US invades the country where the culprit is located, sometimes invading another country in the process. It locks up hundreds of people, … Continue reading
