I like to join the meeting point with my customers earlier and peacefully wait for them. In this case I took advantage of this beautiful scenery to drink a coffee, in the bar of the De Orangerie hotel in Bruges. Not bad, isn’t it?
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A collector’s cabinet
An entire collection of valuable possessions in just one painting? That’s possible in the “Collector’s cabinet”, painted by Frans Francken II in 1619 and currently displayed in the KMSKA in Antwerp. In just one painting you can find drawings, paintings, coins, flowers, and exotic shells. If you look closely, you can discover many interesting details….
🌜Mechelen by night!
A nice memory from an evening walk in Mechelen. I took this picture at the Grote Markt, the main square. You can see the tower of the St. Rumbold’s Cathedral and the buildings next to it.The first on the left is the Beyaert Town House, currently hosting the post office. Not many people around and…
Fountain with kneeling youths
Five identical figures around the top of a water basin. It’s “Fountain with kneeling youths, designed by George Minne in 1898.The artwork is part of the collection of MSK museum in Ghent, the same city in which the artist himself was born. Despite the white color and the plainness of the artwork, the figure group…
Not only Brussels has it
Do we find Art Nouveau only in Brussels? Of course not! Let’s talk about this beautiful façade located in Tournai! This Art Nouveau house was built in 1903 by the architect Georges de Porre for Valentin Hoër, a German jeweler. After being damaged during the Second World War, it was acquired by the architect Walter…
Manolo in Bruges
My assistant Manolo really wanted to enjoy the last day of Christmas vibes in Bruges. We went there and walked all day around the city. I showed him narrow hidden streets and beautiful churches. In one of the pictures, you can see Manolo admiring the tondo in enameled terracotta, depicting a Madonna with Child (a…
Discovering Belgian art with a Spanish group
Cold weather and traffic cannot stop me! I met the bravest tourists ever, never afraid of discovering Belgium! Walking around with freezing temperatures and queuing on highways are a big part of my job as a tour guide in winter time. But I have to be honest with you, what do I remember about the…
At Ooidonk Castle
I finally had the chance to visit again the Ooidonk Castle with a group. The castle is nowadays home to the 6th Count and Countess t’Kint de Roodenbeke and their children. A fellow colleague led us into many beautiful rooms finely decorated and furnished, and let us discover artworks and historical facts about the previous…
The cityscape of Mechelen
The cityscape of Mechelen seen from the Het Anker Brewery. My group loved the profuse whiskey scent of the barrels storage (yes, they produce that too!) and the panoramic view of the city. The guided tour inside the brewery (including a beer tasting!) and the walk in the center of this beautiful city were certainly…
My last weeks
Where have I been in the last weeks? A bit everywhere in Belgium with different groups. One of the tours lasted 5 days. My favorite moments of it: – Meatballs with tomato sauce and a Curtius beer (top left). – A walk in the Minnewater park in Bruges (top right). – The Strépy-Thieu boat lift…
Sara tour guide in Belgium 