Not quite sure what we are celebrating but going to pray the rain ends soon so I can head downtown for the military parade and fireworks later on. Oh and did you hear that the Belgian prime minister gave his resignation to the King last week? So no government again for a while… what a…
A month of silence on my blog. Sorry dad 🙂 So here’s what I’ve been up to in no particular order… Serving the City – the big annual week-long Serve the City ended with a day of free games, bouncy castle, barbeque, bands and face painting on the square in front of the Palais de…
Some exciting news today. The Commission have changed the flags outside the Berlaymont building. I know. Exciting stuff. They are looking beautifully new and un-weather stained. And it seems they have chosen a slightly more indigo shade of blue which I am appreciating. I also was lucky enough to witness two men changing the HUGE…
Don’t you love those weekends that feel like a weeks holiday? The weather here has been like mid-summer, really really hot and clear blue skies. Friday after Care Joanna and I escaped to the Park du Cinquantenaire and lay in the sunshine for a few hours. Saturday morning we got the train to a coastal…
TWO Belgium bank holidays this week so it has been wonderfully relaxing, only two days in the office and now I’m writing on the normal Friday skyping in to Care in London. Here’s a wee photo diary of my week… Every year the king opens up his greenhouses to he public for just a few…
since i last blogged i have… been to the biggest contemporary art fair in Belgium made these babies for dinner with some friends (only minus the mascarpone coz of lactose-intolerant friend and plus some red wine to make the strawberries boozy) gone to my first opera, dahrling, and actually quite enjoyed it received three lovely…