I know the little Belgian town of Dendermonde. I drove there several times during my grad study days to board our research boat berthed there for our monthly sampling on the River Scheldt. A quiet, picturesque town. So of course it came with a shock when I heard the news about the Belgian daycare stabbing [...]
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What a way to start the school year!
I’ve lived in Belgium for 7 years before I moved to Germany and Switzerland. It was my first home base in Europe when I “wandered” to Europe 17 years ago. So even though I am no longer a resident of this small but charming country, I was troubled [...]
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If I were an American, I would be loving Hillary Clinton just about now simply because of her comprehensive health care proposal that, even though a bit steeper on the pocket, is designed to benefit the entire populace. No man left behind, goes the grave motto of the Marines; I see in Senator Clinton’s [...]
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So many religious feasts and national holidays and not enough people in the churches to celebrate them. Why should they? The beach resorts and ski resorts are much more beckoning. Belgium is a land of so many holidays. Public national holidays are quite numerous, and along with the mandatory 30 days holiday for all [...]
Tags: Belgium, Feest vakantie dag & Hemelvaart, Herfstvakantie, holiday, Kerstmis, Krokusvakantie, Nieuwjaar, Paasmandaag, Paasvakantie, Pinkstermaandag
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