Category Archives: Observing Brussels

La barbacoa

Posted on 16/02/2018 by calev2

Photo by Gabriela Cropper La escarcha brillaba sobre las baldosas de la rue Neuve y reflejaba los destellos de los miles de bombillas encendidas que adornaban fachadas y escaparates. Tenía que andar despacio para no resbalar, pero no le importaba, … Continue reading →

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Brussel’s Little Contradictions

Posted on 09/02/2018 by markrowancropper

“What I like möst about the Breeteesh” said my colleague as we all got in the lift to go for morning coffee, “is ze wonderful sense of humour.” The lift doors opened and the five of us made our way … Continue reading →

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Writingbrussels in 2018

Posted on 29/01/2018 by writingbrussels

Brussels is a city where you can find different types of humor; people thus learn to understand the subtility of being English, Czech, or Spanish. Or even Belgian, for that matter 🙂 We walk through Brussels as if roaming through … Continue reading →

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An apartment of Babylon: How a cosy apartment can be transformed into a temple to celebrate European unity – Meet Writingbrussels

Posted on 07/12/2017 by writingbrussels

Originally posted on The Confessor :
There are six of them. Eva, Gaëlle, Mark, Yves, Veronika, Katarina. These artists from many different nationalities have joined hands to support each other’s creative output. Standing at the cradle of the artistic collective there…

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Quai de Hainaut. Molenbeek-Saint-Jean (2)

Posted on 17/11/2017 by calev2

– Y el Atomium se había caído…- dije. Adriana me observaba perpleja desde el otro lado de la mesa. Su mirada oscura como la entrada de una mina me invitaba a adentrarme en ella. – ¿Cómo que el Atomium se … Continue reading →

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