The flower carpet of Brussels occurs every two years and it is made predominately of Begonias with accents of dahlias. It is very difficult to photograph, as the entire carpet will not fit in the camera lens.  In the photo above we were on the balcony looking down.  D seamed two photos together to create…

The tour De France is making it's way through Belgium and today it went through Brussels.  The starting point for today's race is just one block from our apartment.  The area was crazy with paparazzi, chase cars, support buses etc….Very exciting!       We got there early so we would have a good view for…

  Happy Fourth of July!  Our new ambassador, Howard Gutman, planned a big celebration on July 1st so everyone could participate.  In honor of the up-coming Tour De France, he arranged a bike ride from the embassy to the Grande Place with Eddy Merckx leading the pack.   For those of you who do not…

We took a walk today and stumbled upon the gay right parade, called the PINK Party.    I am not sure I really need any words for this blog…other than is was certainly colorful!      In so many ways!!!                                   …

  The Mannekin Pis changes his outfit frequently, but each outfit is usually only on display for a few hours.  He has hundreds of outfits.  When a new outfit is being introduced, there is always a celebration.      This one was in honor of Portugal.           There was dancing….  …

  My cousin Maria and her two sons Liam (14) and Sean (12) came to visit us over their spring break from school.  Every day was jammed packed and we had a blast!   Day 1:  They arrived on Good Friday.  We picked them up very early at the airport and after a shower, food,…

D2 had a conference in Brussels so they came early and spent a long weekend with us.  We visited Ghent and had a wonderful lunch. Ghent has very beautiful architecture, it is so quintessentially dutch. Several people have asked if Ghent or Gent is the correct spelling – the answer is both are right.  Ghent…