by Robin Rodig |
April 22, 2018
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I'm not a museum person. Well, not a traditional museum person. Quirky museums, I think, are great. Museums that showcase the weird things, the practical things, the why-does-this-thing-need-its-own-museum things. So it’s rather fitting (and humorous) that there are so many of this kind in Belgium; particularly Bruges.
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Belgium
by Robin Rodig |
April 18, 2018
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Although the exact number is unclear, there are literally about a thousand different brews originating from this country. Belgian big-timers Stella Artois and Hoegaarden (one of my personal favorites) are barely noticed due to my pinwheel eyes glazing over at the sheer number of options on menus and signs. If there was ever a beer culture, Belgium has it.
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Belgium
by Robin Rodig |
April 11, 2018
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At certain times of year (and infrequently this time of year), at perfectly timed low tide, a 500 year old tradition of shrimp fishing on horseback exists in the small town of Oostduinkerke. It is the only place in the world that still does this and man, was my timing lucky.
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Belgium
I'm not a museum person. Well, not a traditional museum person. Quirky museums, I think, are great. Museums that showcase the weird things, the practical things, the why-does-this-thing-need-its-own-museum things. So it’s rather fitting (and humorous) that there are so many of this kind in Belgium; particularly Bruges.
Although the exact number is unclear, there are literally about a thousand different brews originating from this country. Belgian big-timers Stella Artois and Hoegaarden (one of my personal favorites) are barely noticed due to my pinwheel eyes glazing over at the sheer number of options on menus and signs. If there was ever a beer culture, Belgium has it.
At certain times of year (and infrequently this time of year), at perfectly timed low tide, a 500 year old tradition of shrimp fishing on horseback exists in the small town of Oostduinkerke. It is the only place in the world that still does this and man, was my timing lucky.