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Stavelot-Malmédy: Hairy Cows?

  On the way to the Nature Reserve at Botrange we passed through a few charming German towns.  The architecture is immediately different. On the way out of Botrange, however, we drive through Malmédy.  The hilly, narrow roads are great if you are not the one driving. From the passenger seat I get to soak in a bird’s eye view of …

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Winter Wonderland or Wonderhell?

  I remember standing in my sunny kitchen in Pasadena last month, thinking to myself that once you pass the freezing point, you probably can’t really tell how cold it is anymore. This has turned out to be partly correct. Every day that I’ve been here, I’ve told myself it’s the coldest day I’ve ever felt. Gloveless in Brussels yesterday …