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    • TET Belgien
      Day 3

      Paul aus Litauen

      July 19, 2020 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

      Uns kommt ein TET Endurist entgegen: darf ich vorstellen? Paul. Paul ist aus Litauen, allein unterwegs, und fährt den TET von Holland aus durch Belgien bis nach Frankreich. Allein. Mit seinem Zelt. Wir sprechen noch kurz über das Erlebte, tauschen noch Hinweise zu Streckenabschnitten aus. Und wünschen Paul einen super TET.

      Nach ein paar km weiter fahren David und ich aus einem Feldweg links ab auf einen asphaltierten Feldweg. Dort entdecken wir eine mega Bremsspur auf dem Asphalt. Die Spur führt auf unseren Feldweg. Wir haben gut gelacht. Das wird Paul gewesen sein! Wir wissen jetzt, das wir nicht die Einzigen sind, die eine Vollbremsung hinlegen, um der Route weiter zu folgen... 😀

      Was? Ihr wundert Euch, das wir doch den TET weiter fahren? Beim Frühstück besprachen wir, das wir es nochmal probieren wollen. Zu schön sind die Strecken, zu gern sind wir abseits der Strassen gewesen. Sollte die Strecke zu einem Singletrail werden, würden wir aber lieber umkehren.
      Nein, sind wir heute dann aber doch nicht! Die schwierigen Passagen lagen bereits hinter uns!      Read more

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    • TravelerVIVA Easter Splash Edition
      Day 1

      Nivelles gevonden!

      April 7, 2023 in Belgium ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

      Met een goede fond Edamame boontjes en een obligaat glas witte wijn erbij, en bij met een verse aflevering van Love is Blind, om kwart voor twee vertrokken naar Zuiderse oorden. Meer bepaald het zuiden van Brussel! De weer-en filegoden waren me niet al te goed gezind, maar twee uur, en een live-glimp van Sterres nieuwe zonnebril later, toch aangekomem in Nivelles, Nijvel voor de niet zo Fransozen.
      Daar stond er een toekan klaar die zo vriendelijk was me de weg te wijzen naar de ingang. En zelfs ook Kuifje bleek van de partij!
      Enkele luttele minuten en wat euro's minder, later, vertoefde ik me in mijn mooie room with a view. Et quelle view! Een hutje! Een wijngaard! Een Pool club! Geen slecht begin, zou ik zo zeggen!      Read more

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    • TravelerKnights of the Island 2019
      Day 1

      Bei Licht wirklich ganz hübsch

      May 11, 2019 in Belgium ⋅ 🌧 9 °C

      Abgefahren. Die ganze Nacht regnete es durchgehend. Als wir jedoch den Morgenkaffee aufschäumten hörte es auf. Wirklich ein süßer kleiner Campingplatz. Nachts gab es sogar extra für uns Entenkämpfe. Tatsächlich nur für uns, da wir hier komplett allein waren.Read more

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    • TravelerNorthern Europe
      Day 25

      Le Touquet - Paris Plage

      July 19, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

      We left Marquise and headed for Le Touquet - Paris Plage which is about 35kms away. Such a beautiful town, with lots of pedestrian only streets, beautiful architecture, lovely houses, shops and restaurants and it is by the sea. It reminds me of the south of France without the heat and crowds - a real little gem. Brigitte did remind me that in August it will be much busier as this is when the French and other Europeans traditionally take holidays.

      We discovered a sculpture exhibition dotted around the town called the Big Foot Family Collection by self-taught artist Aidan Zareski, an Israeli French guy who now lives in Miami. We loved his work, but unfortunately due to the cars and Brigitte’s injured calf muscle we couldn’t get to all of them.

      We then found this lovely store called Atelier where they make beautiful ceramics. It is a family business - the mother and father make the ceramics and their son sells it. They used to have a store in Sydney, but the business grew too quickly so they have reduced what they do.

      We then had lunch at a lovely crepe restaurant, and again had a 0.5 litre of rosé with the meal. I have become quite accustomed to a glass or two with meals these days!

      After lunch we walked around a bit more before heading back to Brussels. While we were still in France, Brigitte saw on her GPS a change of route notification telling us to get off the highway. Lucky we listened, as we heard later that day that there had been a huge accident that closed the highway in both directions for several hours. A van had changed lanes without indicating or looking, and ran a group of English motorcyclists off the road. One dead, one in a very serious condition, three others in hospital and another six or eight with minor injuries. The GPS then took us on this roundabout route, which meant we saw some more lovely small French villages before making our way back to the highway and getting back to Brussels. home. We arrived home about 7pm and had a quiet evening.      Read more

    • TravelerNorthern Europe
      Day 27

      Interesting signs & words we encountered

      July 21, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

      We decided to wait until tomorrow to head in to the centre of Brussels, as today is a public holiday and the centre would be packed. This means I have had some free time to catch up on my blog. Over our holiday we have seen some very humorous and silly signs, so I decided to include them in the next couple of entries. Some are train station stops, restaurants, stores, and some are just signs that made us laugh!Read more

    • TravelerNorthern Europe
      Day 21

      Seeing where Hans lived

      July 15, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

      After finishing our sightseeing in towns, Folke took us to see the apartment where my dad spent many years. It turns out that the Airbnb apartment we are staying in is only 10 minutes away on foot. It was nice to see the place where Hans lived in with his family. The apartment building has been renovated, and is in a very posh neighbourhood. We took a few photos and then headed back to our place with Meike and Folke to watch the World Cup final between France and Croatia, and we were able to use up many of the goodies our host Thomas had left us. It was a nice and relaxing way to finish our time with Folke, who had been a fantastic and generous guide, both in Berlin and Hamburg. He also organised taxis for us for the morning, which was a bit more complicated as we ordered two taxis to the same address in the same name, going to the airport but at different times. It was also nice for France to win the World Cup; they played very well throughout the tournament.

      After Folke and Meike left us to head home, we spent the evening packing as tomorrow the boys start their journey home and have an early start, and I head to Brussels to see more family, this time on the French side.      Read more

    • TravelerNorthern Europe
      Day 18

      Remainder of Thursday in Berlin

      July 12, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

      After finishing at the Memorial for murdered Jews, we headed off for a late lunch and then onto Museumsinsel (Museum Island). Our plan was to go to the Pergamonmuseum, but unfortunately there was a two-hour wait to get in and, as the weather was bad and I had a head cold, we decided to try to get into another museum. We ended up going to the Neues Museum, where we saw some wonderful things including the Golden Hat, known as the Berlin Golden Hat. It is the best preserved specimen among the four conical Golden Hats known from the Bronze Age Europe. We also saw the Bust of Nefertiti, and the Xanten Youth and the Berlin Green Head, an ancient Egyptian statue head made from greenschist. It is considered to be the work of a highly skilled (though unknown) Egyptian sculptors, as well as one of the most famous and credited pieces of art from the late and Ptolemaic periods of ancient Egypt.Read more

    • TravelerNorthern Europe
      Day 19

      Berlin to Hamburg

      July 13, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      Today we leave for Hamburg, but we have a few hours before we head to the central train station to catch our train. We had put off going up to the top of the TV tower - Berliner Fernsehturm - as it had been cloudy and wet yesterday, so this morning we were there at 9am. It is 368 metres high, and is the tallest building in Berlin. The viewing platform is at 203 metres and you get great views across Berlin - there is also a rotating restaurant, Sphere. We will try to go there for a meal next time we visit Berlin. This tower was built by the East German government to signify the triumph of their capital East Berlin.

      We then purchased a few mementos of Berlin from a souvenir shop, and went to the Ampelmann store, before heading back to the apartment to grab our luggage and make our way to the central station to catch our train to Hamburg. We found our platform, grabbed some lunch and waited for our train to arrive, and then it was a big scramble to get onboard and find our seats and somewhere to store our luggage. Once we settled into our seats we realised we had some Aussies sitting behind us, and we started chatting. It turns out the guy used to work with Ros Hore, who I knew when she worked for CSIRO - what a small world it is.

      The trip to Hamburg was pretty quick, and once we arrived we grabbed a taxi and headed to our Airbnb. Thomas, our host, was waiting for us and helped get us settled into the apartment, which was so lovely and in a very good part of town. What a host he is - the fridge was packed with goodies, as was the pantry, including a large bowl of fresh fruit. After unpacking and having a drink and snack, we headed out to scope out the neighbourhood and find somewhere to eat.      Read more

    • TravelerNorthern Europe
      Day 20

      Hamburg and Buchholtz

      July 14, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

      We met Folke and his family - Meike, Fridtjof and Frederik - at the harbour at Baumwall, and headed out to check out some of the sights of Hamburg. We walked through the area around the harbour, got to see the participants in the Hamburg triathlon, and made our way to Elb Philharmonic, which has recently been completed. It has two concert halls and is a magnificent building. Meike told me that the acoustics are excellent - they were fortunate enough to attend a concert following its opening. We then wandered around the area, and again were able to watch the triathlon participants, first swimming and then some in the final running leg. We then found a lovely spot for lunch where we ate traditional food from the Rhine region, and it was excellent. We also saw many brightly dressed people who are participating on the Schlager Move event. This is a parade followed by many parties where they listen to 60s and 70s music, and lot’s of drinking and, I mean lots and lots of drinking - Aussies would fit right in!

      We then headed to St. Michael’s Church, which is one of five main Lutheran churches in Hamburg. It is considered to be one of the finest examples of Hanseatic Protestant Baroque churches. It is dedicated to the archangel Michael, and it has an 132 metre high Baroque spire which is completely covered in copper, and which is clearly visible on the Hamburg skyline. It has been rebuilt several times - it was destroyed by a lightening strike in 1750, it caught fire in 1906, and again following bombing attacks in 1944 & 1945. It required extensive reconstruction work. We climbed to the viewing platform in the spire that gave us great views of Hamburg.

      We then made our way to the trains and headed to Buchholz for afternoon tea with Fritz and Inka (Folke’s parents), and Folke and his family. Buchholz is as lovely as I remembered, and they have the garden looking beautiful. We had a delicious afternoon tea - the blueberry cake Inka made was amazing. We were there for many hours and we had a wonderful cold supper of traditional German fare which I loved, especially the meat salad. The time went very quickly and it was comfortable and easygoing, before we knew it it was time for us to catch the train back to Hamburg.      Read more

    • TravelerNorthern Europe
      Day 18

      Memorial of the Murdered Jews of Europe

      July 12, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

      “It happened, therefore it can happen again: this is the core of what we have to say”. Primo Levi, born in Turin, was a chemist. As a member of the Italian resistance, he was arrested in 1944 and deported to Auschwitz. He survived and began to write in 1945, directly after his return. In 1987, Primo Levi committed suicide. His stories and poems on the Holocaust today belong to world literature. Primo Levi’s story is just one of the thousands on display in this memorial.

      Another story that really affected me was this “After lunch the corpses from five vehicles were buried. From one vehicle a young women was thrown out with a baby at her breast. It suckled its mother’s milk and died. On this day we worked under the light from the searchlights until seven in the evening. Also on this day a vehicle drove so close to the pit that we heard the choked screams and desperate cries of the victims as well as the pounding on the doors. Before work had finished, six of the pit workers were also shot”.

      The following is a letter from an inmate of one of the camps. “We are now living through a terrible time. Thousands of people receive summonses - they are to be sent away to work. The people know well, however, what to make of this and they are scared. And yet one reassures them: It probably is to work. One would be happy if one knew that it really is work. And one hopes, because perhaps indeed it is […]. And one also is indifferent, because we are all tired and exhausted or the point of death.”      Read more

    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Arrondissement de Nivelles, Bezirk Nivelles, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Нивел, Arondisamant Nivelles, Nivellesi ringkond, شهرستان نیول, Nivelles, Arrondissement di Nivelles, Arrondissement Nivelles, Nijvel, Nivelle, 尼韋爾區

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