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Monthly Archives: June 2013
A Dog from Nivelles
On Monday morning, May 28, 2012 we took a taxi to the Gare de Nivelles to board the next train to Brussels. It was after the commute hours and there were just a few people standing around. And a dog. … Continue reading
A Famous Shopping Arcade in Brussels
On our first day in Brussels in May of 2012 we walked up the hill from our hotel to visit the Grand Place and environs and on our way came across one of Europe’s first great shopping arcades: The Galeries … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Travel
Tagged arcades, architecture, Brussels, Burlington Arcade, Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Jean-Pierre Cluysenaar, Milan, Montagne aux Herbes Patageres, photography, Rue de Marche aux Herbes, shopping centers, The Passage, Theatre de Vaudeville, travel, travel photography, Victor Hugo
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Irish Monks and Belgian Beer
Belgians like beer. They have red, white, blonde, amber, brown, pale, dark, fruity, bitter, creamy, leafy, vanilla, peppery, and nutty beers. Some Belgian beers taste like chocolate, some coffee. There’s even one that has a banana taste. There are more … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, History, Travel
Tagged Abbey beer, beer, Brussels, Chimay, Cistercian, Fosses-la-Ville, Hoegaarden, InBev, Jean de Vivelles, Jupiler, Le Roeulx, Nivelles, photography, St Feuillien, St Foillan, St Ultan, Ste Gertrude, Stella Artois, Trappist beer, travel, travel photography, Westvliteren
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Touring the Collegiate Church of Sainte Gertrude in Nivelles
After our lunch on Sunday, May 27, 2012 my wife and I walked down the hill with our friend George DeCat to visit the Collegiate Church of Ste Gertrude. The tour we received was entirely in French with George acting … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Travel
Tagged church architecture, church photography, Laurent Delvaux, Nivelles, photography, Romanesque, Ste Gertrude, travel, travel photography
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The Spirit of Charlemagne in Nivelles
I thought we said goodbye to Charlemagne in Aachen when we jumped into Dan Flynn’s Volvo and headed west to Belgium. But Charlemagne’s spirit must have stayed with us to Henri-Chapelle, Verviers, Brussels and all the way to Nivelles when … Continue reading
Visiting High School Classmates in Belgium
It was my first day in my Sophomore year in high school and we were being seated alphabetically (more or less) and I found myself sitting behind a slender blonde kid named George DeCat. I got to see the back … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Travel
Tagged classmates, Dan Flynn, George DeCat, Nivelles, reunion, San Francisco, St Ignatius College Preparatory, travel
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Crow Canyon Journal 