The XtraSuitcase
Husband and wife…. traveling and eating our way around the globe
Category: BRUSSELS
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EVERYONE LOVES A PARADE! Don and Donna arrived just in time for one of our favorite Belgium pastimes, a parade. This was a special parade, the unveiling of a new outfit on the Manneken-Pis. With a theme of the Italian Carnival. It was very exciting for us as we have never experienced the unveiling of a new…
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This Blog is a little late, but I wanted to share our summer. We have had an unusually warm and dry summer in Brussels. One day we got up to 93 degrees; and remember, no air conditioning over here! D did not have any work trips in August so we decided to spend time exploring Belgium. …
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This weekend was Iris Day in Brussels so on Sunday we set out looking for Iris "stuff". We did not see any Iris', but we did see some beautiful – odd presentations. And for this Blog……I will let you create the words for these unusual scenes…… …
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Brussels was full of love today, Valentine's Day, and there were lots of fun events going on in the city. They were giving out Elixirs of Love (basically chocolate milk) and chocolate candy. And at 3:00, the Love Balloon event: You wrote a love letter on a note, put your address on it, and tied…
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We had a beautiful snow a few weeks ago. I ran out with the camera to take photos as it does not snow here very often. I sent a few to my mom and she commented that our Blogs are about all of our travels and she never realized how beautiful it is in our…
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Warm thoughts and special wishes for a bright and happy holiday….. To celebrate the holiday season, this December we visited Dusseldorf Germany, Paris France, London England, Aachen Germany and our local Brussels Market. We selected photos for this blog that would show you how they decorate for the holiday in these countries. The Eiffel Tower…
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All we can say is…these Brusselonians sure like their parades. This was called the Zinneke Parade …..translated from the French site: “it is a social and artistic project which invites each and everyone to develop its creativity. It is also a whole human festival 100%, without amplification nor engines.” …….and creative they were! …
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Don & Donna’s fabulous visit: We drove, ate, drank, toured; drove, ate drank toured; drove ate drank toured! They were here for three weeks and we took them on three separate trips. We saw so many wonderful sites, ate at so many great restaurants and had so many good laughs that I am not sure…
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