Observations

This is a collection of things that I see in front of and behind my eyes. These posts have been published near daily since October 2016.

Please Be Seated

Looking in the windows of a building as we passed by on the tram it was hard to tell if it was a restaurant or a store selling well-designed chairs.

Movie Flashbacks

Every time I hear a European siren I think I’m in a foreign film. The whoop whoop sound is so iconic, but so unlike anything in the US, that it triggers memories

No Obligation

As my Uber driver offered to put my suitcase in the trunk, he said, no obligation. I’m not sure what he meant. Was he saying that I didn’t need to tip

Two Languages

Everything in Brussels is in two languages: French and Dutch. But the names of things are not translations of each other. The Dutch version is an unadorned description. For example the Dutch name

A Most Unusual Museum

I’m a fan of the off-the-beaten path, especially when I travel. Sometimes I even stray further than that. The Belgium Sewer Museum is a great example. It probably starts with the fact