I adore Paris, but I think I have finally found a city that rivals Paris for my heart. I’ve arrived in Vienna this afternoon from Slovakia and this town truly has me at the get go. I cannot wait to tell you, or better yet, show you what a gorgeous place this is, but it is now midnight here for …
Cuesmes
Some half an hour past Peruwelz is Cuesmes, where I find the house that Vincent Van Gogh lived in from August 1879 till October 1880. It was renovated in the early 1970s after a fire and now the house is occupied by a family on the second floor and serves as a tiny museum on the first floor. On the …
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Esperanzah!
It’s been very hectic here and I apologize for not blogging more frequently from the road, but there’s really not been enough down time to even upload and filter the pictures. So I’ll take a short detour now to blog about the Esperanzah! world music festival I attended today at the Abbaye de Floreffe and go back to writing about …
Péruwelz
In the northwest Belgian province of Hainaut there is a town called Péruwelz that sits right on the border with France… and it is here that I’ve come specifically to see the Maison du Parc Naturel, a modern house that has a tree-top walkway some 16 meters above ground: Unfortunately, of all the days in the month that I am …
Rest In Peace Yetyet
No matter how sick someone is, it is always a terrible shock when they pass. This past week the grandmother I wrote about in the last entry did not make it. I wasn’t sure about blogging about this at all, and it’s actually been a few days since the funeral took place, but I think it is fitting for me …