Ladies @ Knokke

Nevertheless icy wind and some drain drops in the evening, Kathelijn, Marijke, Johanna, Daisy and I spent a lovely afternoon & evening in Knokke; walking along the beach, shopping (they, not me ;-)), eating pancakes with hot chocolate milk, gossipping, etc.

Girls' (after)noon out @ Ghent

Since I hadn't seen my friends for a while, we lunched at Godot, drank coffee (and a shared dessert for Kathelijn & Daisy) at Koffie&Curiosa and dared to enter the shopping area.

Bergen, Norway (2)

Scandinavian design isn't always superb...
E.g. Radisson SAS Royal @ Bergen


A somewhat old-fashioned, busy-decorated room versus baroque fashionable lounge (note the lights designed by Philippe Starck) I prefer the latter!

Bergen, Norway (1)

I definitely switched season last two days, the Maltese warmth and sun became Scandinavian icy cold wind (and later rain). Nevertheless, I grabbed the opportunity to do some sightseeing in Bergen as the 2-days workshop only starts tomorrow...

My conclusions of that afternoon outside:

1. Bergen is rather pretty, no surprise the center is Unesco classified -- Jérémy, did you know that?
2. Norway is worth a second and longer visit, preferably in spring or summer!
3. Sauna is perfect afterwards to re-warm your bones and body :-)

Malta (5)

Also the last late afternoon was spent on the beach near the hotel

Malta (4)

Company visit, where airplanes get their C and D checks. Not just impressive, overwhelming... and tangible ;-)


Cruise in and around Valletta's inner seas, marinas, etc.

Malta (3)

Prehistoric 'housing'... as disappointing as Carnac's dolmen :-( Luckily the coast was superb!


Blue Grotto - another impressive part of the Maltese coast

Malta (2)

Room with a view - those bungalows (with pool) must be amazing during summer!


First real contact with the sea... not a sand beach but still verrrrry nice setting.


My travel mates and I at the church of ??? - can't remember the name :-$


Apetizer at the church square...


Lunch in a pittoresque setting... with a french-speaking waiter who learned the job in Belgium!?!


Cliffs with the natural gate - impressive that sea!

Malta (1)

After flying via Italy to Malta and a terrific bus ride to the coast, we headed for Gozo!


Il Castil @ Victoria (Gozo)


A typical Maltese public bus. Notice the lack of doors - what a safe feeling!


Sunset near our 'bungalows' that evening

Que pizza!

After a thorough inspection of my brother's new place in Brussels, we went for diner... The pizzas were awesome!

Bye bye UK

The project is over! I took me last flight back from sunny Manchester airport. I can start dreaming where to fly to with the VLM points collected ;-)

Mountainbike @ Zoniënwoud, Bxl

Although I slipped in the small stones, the mountainbike was fun!

Working @ UK (3)

It's even getting better - one night @ London in the Crowne Plaza "The City". Thanks to the fashion week, better affordable hotels near the London office are fully booked... I don't mind ;-)

Terrasjesweer

Vrijdagsmarkt... Sun... Tourists... and a 'coupe' - la Dolce Vita for Mieke and I this afternoon at Ghent!

Maanrock...

After a successfull trial last year, I went back to Maanrock. I didn't mind the 15 minutes walk to/from Daisy's place to see A Brand (pic), Vive La Fête, Daan and Magnus that night.

Working @ UK (2)

Park Royal @ Warrington. This will be my home for many nights the coming weeks.

Working @ UK

New project... new colleagues... new client... new city... new country... and a new temporary place to sleep - for this night at least :-)

Dag mémé...

Leven is:
vast willen houden
en toch los moeten laten.

Lokerse Feesten (2)

Drimi, Schalck and I went (back) to Lokeren for another evening. The Van Jets, Zornik, P!nk and Hermanos Inglesos gave their best performance. I felt rather small in the big crowd...

Lokerse Feesten (1)

An impression of festival with that evening Arid, The Magic Numbers, Pet Shop Boys and Magnus on the agenda. Metsie, Marlies & Peter, Hanne & Francis, Schalck and I ended the evening with some belgian fries ;-)