Monday evening. I stop for a drink with a friend at Place du Jeu de Balle. The square is a different place. Empty and full of parked cars. The whole neighbourhood has entered the dead season, which will end in three days, on Thursday. Luckily the bar next to the church is open. Chaff. I … Continue reading
Category Archives: Places
The Underland of Marolles
In the fairy tales the hero jumps on a black ram who would take him to the Underland. There he experiences different challenges or finds magical objects which would then help him to go back to the Upperland (again on the back of a ram but this time, for a change, a white one), triumphs … Continue reading
Double S-miracle: Summer and Spirito
Miracle 1 – Summer Summer arrived on a Friday, two weeks ago, around 7H30 pm. As it usually happens here, it came suddenly, did not excuse for its long absence and immediately, with a careless gesture, took off my leggings and jacket. An hour later I was going out for my first 2013 Brussels summer … Continue reading
Eye Candy or The Secrets of Brussels
Brussels is a city which keeps its secrets well from those who are not really open and determined to discover the world behind its gray-institutional-glassy surface. But for those who are eager to explore it, it generously offers all sorts of entertainment and surprises. I have developed the habit of checking http://www.agenda.be every weekend when … Continue reading
The Tree of Life in Matonge
The African quarter. I have always liked its colourness and vibe. It’s lively and authentic. When my Sudanese friend visited me to Brussels a few years ago and I took him there, he exclaimed: “This is like Africa here”. If he says so, it must be the case. And indeed strolling around one crosses streets … Continue reading
My Very Private Brussels
Brussels appears right in the beginning of my novel Annabel (2010, Janet 45). The plot does not take place here but in Amsterdam. Nevertheless I am choosing to start my blogging year with the following extract: “This story starts in my attic studio apartment in Brussels. My first apartment after a series of rooms of … Continue reading
Spirito Martini – А Church for Selected Ones
On Friday night I decided to finally try out Spirito Martini club. It apparently was very popular and very close to my place. The feedback I had got about it was contradictory however covering the love-hate range. A friend said: “If you are going there, I am not coming. I don’t like the people…not professionals, … Continue reading
Jana’s Seasonal Supper
Last night I joined Jana’s Seasonal Supper at the Urban Ecology Centre . It is a monthly initiative in which visitors cook and eat together vegetarian food in exchange for a donation to support the ecological initiatives of the Centre. It was my first time and I was very pleasantly surprised by the Centre’s atmosphere. It is a cozy and artistic … Continue reading