Back in November of 2013 I posted about this seaside visit to Knokke in Northern Belgium. The trip was memorable but I never really thought any adoption would really come from it, especially as months began to accumulate without so much as a hint of possibility. Then just as my summer began to pick up heat from a new work …
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Brussels For A Day
Belgium has been my home away from home for so many years that sometimes I take Brussels for granted when in fact it provides wonderful photographic opportunities. Besides being a shopping hub for me, it is also a big city full of quaint squares and charming streets, brimming with tourists and locals… and semi-locals like moi (here I am at …
Pairi Daiza, Part 4
One of the best things about Pairi Daiza is its attention to details in maintaining the integrity and authenticity of the worlds it tries to represent. In each region you can find the indigenous animals as well as architectural representations, and a window into its art and culture: The garden’s charm is in all the quirky things like a downed …
Pairi Daiza, Part Three
The slogan for Pairi Daiza is Un jardin des Mondes and the brilliant landscaping designs of this world garden definitely lives up to that motto as they take you on a trip around the globe… from China (La Cité des Immortels)… to Indonesia (Le Royaume de Ganesha)… to Africa or home of the Big Five (La Terre des Origines) which …
Pairi Daiza, Part One
In old Persian pairi daiza means closed garden, an early reference to the idea of paradise. In today’s entry I’m taking you on a photographic escape into Pairi Daiza, a private 140-acre zoo/botanical garden in the Hainaut province of Belgium. This place was once a sanctuary of a different kind, a Cistercian abbey–Abbaye de Cambron to be exact: In Part …