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Moeder Last

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Where to go

 

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And the question is?   Gueuze – Tilquin – 4% ABV. A-
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More Oude Lambic – De Cam – 4.0% ABV. A   Taras Boulba – de la Senne – 4.0% ABV. A-
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Lambic – Cantillon – 5.0% ABV. A   IV Saison – de Jandrain Jandrenouille – 6.0% ABV. A-
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Saison De Dottignies – De Ranke – 5.0% ABV. A-   More bar.

 

Where to drink

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

10/11/2012 1 comment

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

09/11/2012 2 comments

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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CML – The Video

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