The web-site says:
“the Balloon’s Day Parade will invade the streets of Brussels to the sound of its accompanying brass bands. Escorted by the Police parade and folklore groups, the route of the Balloon’s Parade will once again set off from the Comics Festival and end up at the Place De Brouckère. Come and discover the new parade balloon while it’s being inflated at the Place des Palais!”
History and Carnival: Photoresk – the Brussels Photography going Tournay
Tournay, the 2nd oldest Town of Belgium (after Tongeren). The picturesque medieval city center. The beautiful market place, the the river Escaut (“Schelde” in Dutch), some UNESCO world heritage sites and –
Carnival? Yes, Carnival!
When nearly everywhere in the rest of the world the carnival season is over, the inner part of Tournai is closed for traffic to celebrate carnival. Probably a good idea to wait ’till spring and definitely something not to miss while in Belgium. Details about the carnival in Tournai can be found here (in french) http://www.carnavaldetournai.be/
There was an parade starting at 14:30 at four different places heading towards the centre. This was be a fantastic opportunity to take great picture of Belgium habits 😉 and the city.
We took the train from Brussels central at noon and returned to Brussels at around 20:00. Trains Brussels – Tournai are ever hour.
Easy by train – Brussels, Turnay every hour, one hour ride
Gare Tournai
guarding the monument
green meets techno
Die Schlümpfe
girls dancing everywhere
this Pharaoh in the confetti rain
carnival doggie
what’s standard in Brussels can be considered as costume in Tournai
every car has powerful confetti cannons
three super nanni’s
South wallonian shoe design
colours, colours
better more
is this “serious picture taking”?
oh, sorry, my French is not perfect… 😉
a Viking
another one
and the female too
overload?
overload!
to keep warm…
the the river Escaut (“Schelde” in Dutch)
seen before?
peace!
remember those Bunnies?
thank you!
lovely music everywhere
again – thank you for the pose!
and you too!
mysterious ballony
getting colder
drink and drive!
yes, it’s a whoopy
up, up in the sky
later – they will burn
he is doing it now already
the parade continues
reaching the centre
the beer for 1,50 EUR
carnival can be a serious business
now – burn, burn, burn
wet…
artistis
now it’s burning
uuuuhhhhhh
slowly
you could feel the heat even from the distance
ok, back home to Brussels…. and plan the next Photoresk meet-up
If you want to learn more about Photoresk – Brussels Photography, check out this site: http://www.meetup.com/Photoresk/
If you want to learn more about Photoresk – Brussels Photography, check out this site: http://www.meetup.com/Photoresk/
Took the group to the German Village of Monschau. By public transport! Yes – its possible and easy. The train from Brussels to Eupen, the bus from Eupen to Monschau.
Long waiting times at the SNCB ticked counter – lucky those who purchased ticked only or just bought it on the train (no surcharge)
Suddenly deer appeared ..
we had a nice picknic (not showing wine and cheese) while on the train to Eupen
Everybody getting the photo gear ready
the deer are back, selling drink and food stuff
the smiles are free
taking the bus Eupen – Monschau (30 minutes drive)
icy windows
Happy Shuttercounts on tour
we had to climb the last 20 meter
to reach Monschau
narrow streets
winterly
and German Sausages
for everybody
crowded
but still ok.
a Christmas tree to big for a picture
a wide angle lens did work better
Monschau was a center for silk and cotton processing
yes, it’s Santa Claus
something (with sugar apart) against the cold
a river running through Monschau
Once a year there is the car free day all over Europe. This time the Sept, 16th
Heading to the centre to meet my Happy Shuttercount photo friends.
While waiting for the tram, a nice view of the town-hall of Schaerbeek. It’s quite in the quarter.
because everybody is already in the centre. Seen a very cool ‘undercarriage’ / walking system!
in Brussels you see comic strips everywhere around!
time to chat
flying coke bottle shooting!
not really 😉
a summer day
impression
short visit to an antique store.
tandem bicycle
now the chocolate monster ant the chocolate shop at Sablon 
and the first chance to try my new/old portrait lens (thank you 😉
in a few seconds, I will have turned and another second later this small biker will hit my left heel (we’d sort it out 😉
taking the metro to change location
we, and out cameras are getting some attention.
Brussels is so nicely mulit-cultural
If the Taxi business is not running well, they paint it yellow and plant something in it
not really
everybody is enjoying the weather and the ‘owning the street’
we visit the Ateliers Mommen!
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one of the hidden treasures in Brussels.
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bikers have taken over – if you think this looks like uncoordinated masses in motion, you’re probably right
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