Belgium, Bruxelles in 1927 (1)
Two old Pathé cassettes on the seat of the European Union, Brussels. Should have been taken around 1927. The royal family King Albert 1 and his wife Elisabeth are also seen.
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Belgique, Bruxelles 1927 (2)
Two more 9,5mm cassettes of old Brussels.
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Entry from: Antwerp, Belgium and Normandy, France
Entry Title: Normandy Weekend (+ a little more Belgian beer!)
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Hi all, We took a quick trip the last weekend of June, starting on Friday evening with the Beer Passion weekend in Antwerp, Belgium, followed by a drive to the Normandy coast in France Saturday - Monday. It was a lot of driving in a short time (8 hours each way), but it was a great weekend. We only wish we had had more time in Normandy. As it is we got to see the major sites, but could have used another day or two for a more thorough visit. BEER PASSION WEEKEND Our friend, Rick, who owns the Belgian beer bar, has been telling us for the past year that we should make a point to go to Beer Passion in Antwerp - and he was right! It was a very nice setup - inside one of the hangars beside the river that runs through the center of Antwerp. If the weather is nice you can go sit on the side of the wharf watching the sun set on the river. It's beautiful. Or, if the weather is bad, you can stay inside and listen to the band - which we did after the sun went down and it got cold. The band was funny. We don't know what they were really called, but Melanie named them: Old Hippy Girl and the Ex-Bankers. The lead singer was an over-the-hill flower child and all of the band members looked like bankers - dressed in khaki pants and button down shirts and (mostly) in their 40s-50s. The bassist reminded Melanie of the ex-president of her bank in Chicago! Anyway, if you didn't look at them they sounded really good - played good ole rock standards: Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, etc., and provided a nice atmosphere. As with most of these Belgian beer festivals, there were many different beers to sample. Three were made in the style of champagne and one of these actually even tasted very much like champagne. They also had beer cuisine available - different dishes cooked in beers. There was a choice of beef, chicken, salmon or a whitefish. It was delicious! We stayed at a boat-motel within walking distance so that transportation wouldn't be a problem. DETOUR On the way to Normandy, Chris wanted to stop at a place in the Flanders area of Belgium to pick up some 17th century brass candlesticks he had bought on eBay. Finding this place was a little difficult as the MapQuest directions were not very good and the place was actually in a little tiny town, but eventually we found it. The man who had sold the candlesticks to Chris has an antique store in his home. He is actually an expert on French and Flemish copper and pewter ware and has written a small book on the pewter specific to the Flanders area. He was a really nice guy and was very interesting to talk to. When he learned that we liked beer he insisted that we try his favorite beer (Grimbergen). Only problem for us was 1) it was 11:30 in the morning and 2) we had a 5 hour drive ahead so neither of us wanted the beer. It became clear that we were about to insult him if we didn't take something, so Chris asked if we could have some coffee instead. He made the coffee and then gave us the beer - unopened - to take with us and try later. When we were leaving, we asked for directions to the main road. He insisted that it was very complicated and he would drive us out to the interchange rather than give directions. It turned out that it *was* complicated and completely out of his way, but we were grateful for the direction. What a really, truly nice guy. NORMANDY D-DAY SIGHTS After spending more time than anticipated in Belgium, we finally arrived in Normandy at 6:30 Saturday night. Luckily we had made reservations at an old chateau which (even more luckily) was pretty easy to find so we checked in and headed directly for Omaha Beach. June 6, 2004 marked the 60th Annivesary of the actual landings. There are celebrations throughout Europe commemorating ...
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Photos from this trip:
1. . Port crane Antwerp, Belgium
2. . Chateaux
3. . D-Day then
4. . Omaha Beach today.
5. . Letter on beach
6. . British Veterans from the greatest generation!
7. . American Cemetary above Omaha Beach
8. . Children playing on Omaha Beach
9. . Omaha Beach with horse
10. . Chris & Mel at Omaha Beach
11. . Arromanches:
12. .Chris/ Mel at gun enplacement, Normandy, France
13. . Omaha scupture: 60th anniversary
14. . Defensive gun enplacements, Normandy, France
15. . Chris and Mel at port
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Europe in Three Minutes or Less # 10: The Weirdest Bar I've Ever Seen
It's located in Antwerp and goes by two names: Kathedraalcafé (Cathedral Cafe) and Het Elfde Gebod (The Eleventh Commandment). I highly recommend the place if you're in the market for a tavern that offers both religious bric-a-brac and beer.