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Remembrance Sunday – 2012

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On a fresh November Sunday

 

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11/11/12   Brussels Military Museum (to the left).
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Pick a Navy and return it to them.   Sabina Carvelle.
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Hind in Brussels.   JU 52 and F16.
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Towed Vulcan.   Belgian Spitfire.
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Belgian Leopard I.   B29 Super Fortress Model.
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Belgian Para Commandoes.   Blenheim & Boxcar.
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Icons of WWI.   Icon of WWII.
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A peaceful Autumn Sunday.   And the Belgian Flag in the distance.

 

We will remember them

A Brussels Saturday

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A Fontainas Saturday

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Moeder Lambic

 

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Ten minutes from the Grand Place.   Cuvee – de Ranke – 7% ABV. B+
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Band of Brothers – de la Senne – 4% ABV. A-   Larme Blanche – Le Paradis – 5% ABV.  A with Barley.
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BeerBera – LoverBeer – 8% ABV. A with more Barley.   BeerBrugna – LoverBeer – 6% ABV. A
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Madamin – LoverBeer – 6% ABV. A-   Hop Harvest 2012 – De Ranke – 6% ABV. A-
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Kriek – Cantillon – 5% ABV. A   The Bar.

 

With lots of Italian Lambic

Out and About in Brussels

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Post rain

 

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Can you hear me?   The Stock Market.
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The Grand Pace post rain.   Slightly to the right.
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One of the Galleries.   Mort Subite, not open until 11:00 even on a Saturday.
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Two Cows.   The Cathedral.
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Central Station, full of Scouts.   Central Station. To the Belgians who have fallen.
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More art.   Issues with Football too?
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Note sure.   Ditto.
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Towards the Grand Place.   From the people who brought you Tintin.

 

On Saturday morning in Brussels

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Ostend – Art and Bier

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Cafe Botteltje

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Part of Hotel Marion

 

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The outside.   The inside.
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Rodenbach – Rodenbach – 5.2% ABV. B++   Goudenband – Liefmans – 8% ABV. A-
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XX Bitter – De Ranke – 6.2% ABV. B++   Bruin Bier – Cnudde – 4.9% ABV. B+
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Goat’s cheese   Oude Lambick – De Cam – 4.8% ABV. A-
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Pumpkin soup.    

 

Full of ales and gin

Oostende

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Chilly

 

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Yes, I’m there.   And this is my locomotive.
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Oostende station.   Trawler museum.
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The Cathedral.   Not really sure.
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In memory of the Canadian fallen.   A memorial to those lost at sea?
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They do this sort of thing in Oostende   And I sort of like it.
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Wide view.   Next to the Cathedral.
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They love their bikes.   Belgian coaching stock.

 

But with plenty of bikes

Brussels and Ghent

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DT: Thursday Night Updates

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Updates for Thursday 08 November 2012

 

Position Team Manager Points
1 Tanauan terriers brian mills 499
2 Water Boys Daniel Roberts 473
3 Elite 11 Michael Roberts 467
4 Save the Bale Paul Jones 466
5 Redbirds Sarah Jones 459
6 max’s millions Carl Price 457
7 Saunders Valve Dale Parker 448
8 LENNOX 101207 neil page 445
9 Talwg United Barrie Niblett 443
10 Gabalfa Rangers Russell Calderwood 441
11 Sharkys Dream Team Mark Jones 436
12 whisky boys david malatynski 430
13 HQdlaty Magdalena Walczak 422
14 Brents boys Brent Parry 421
15 Bluebirds in Red Neil Lintern 410
16 The Glory Boys Mark Lonney 400
16 Sassy’s Boys Sarah Pritchard 400
18 Marching On Together Ian Page 399
19 Matthews Marvels Jane Williams 388
20 Evs11 Richard Evans 387
21 JP United Jennifer Price 384
22 The Price is right Gareth Price 375
23 Hutchys hammers Lee Hutchings 374
24 Olympic United Mike Simonson 368
25 He Who Dares Wins Matthew Hoskins 364
25 UPANDWIN Chris Vardon 364
27 Living Liberty Loca Joanne Jones 362
28 Open Source Stars Roger Nash 361
29 Alabang athletic brian mills 360
30 little troopers leslie withers 350
31 Malky’s Blue and Red Robin Gibbs 335
32 Victory Victoria Page 333
33 Willmott’s Warriors Andrew Willmott 327
34 craigy cavaliers Craig Holley 320
35 Blackwood Bluebirds Alec Withers 314
36 FRANNYS BOYS frances page 287
37 liams team liam page 280
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CML – The Video

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