This Benelux Life

Friday was the day we visited the Camargue and a lovely time was had by all…

There was a lot of wildlife around, which I completely failed to snap. So I cheated…

And then we visited a town where I saw this…

I love the fact that someone has put an advert for perfume right under his armpit.

And finally, the sunset

Christmas Day
Originally uploaded by paulpritchard2000.

A photo of Eve and her Mum on Christmas day.

You can download a larger version of of the photo by clicking on the picture to get to Flickr, and then on the ‘All Sizes’ button immediately above the photo.

As you are probably aware, we were in Paris at the weekend. What you may not know is that on Sunday we spent some time in the Luxembourg Gardens.

La Fontaine Medicis was impressive.

I don’t know who this guy is and forgot to ask.

But this statue really caught my eye

And then it was time for off. And I have to admit that the train station by night does look very impressive indeed.

This is a quick copy/paste because Expatica don’t tend to keep their articles online for as long as I like. I’m planning to take a look at this when I have a little more time…

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Another abbey beer. This one brewed - according to the back of the bottle - to the traditional methods of the Benedictine monks of Maredsous.

It struck me as very yeasty initially, but this died down as soon as the - very frothy - head did. From here on in, the beer was okay, but not great - and did retain a bit of a yeasty aftertaste.

I stuck with it for the duration of the evening, but can’t see me ordering it again.

It’s that time of year again when the Belgian breweries start producing their winter ales. And The Met has an offer on at the moment for Tongerlo Christmas.

Copper-coloured beer of pure spring barley, with a touch of vanilla in the aroma, a fruity and complex flavour and a smooth aftertaste.

It’s quite nice, too.

This is me

The only way to vacuum