Category Archives: Observing Brussels

Brussel’s Little Contradictions

“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

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

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)

– 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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Quai de Hainaut. Molenbeek-Saint-Jean

Art work by Enrique Cropper Eran casi las diez de la noche cuando salí de la estación de Bruselas Midi camino del hotel. Todo el bullicio que me había encontrado por la mañana había desaparecido, tragado por un frio glacial … Continue reading →

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