30 worden, turning 30, weekendje in Bras bas

Bras weekendje

No escape, adulthood is knocking on the door in the form of a round number, 30.

Thanks for the good company on this weekend and thanks for all the nice postcards of those who weren't there.

Jeroen

BBC NEWS | The Reporters | Mark Mardell

BBC NEWS | The Reporters | Mark Mardell

BBC Blogger Mark Mardell is trying to make sense of the Belgian flags outside his window on his euroblog. A nice analysis about Belgium though very British, it is not such a big deal, there is a political compromise in the making and normal people are not divided! Funny to read the British comments on his article. Is shows that international media only follow the francophone press and not the Flemish papers. Since the Francophone press tends likes to depict the Flemish as separatists (even though this is a small minority), the problem is aggravated for no reason. Anyhow, Brussels cannot be divided and a lot of BRUSSELAARS do not identify with Walloons but only with Brussels. Anyhow, even without love for surrealism, Belgium does not need to be separated, just needs a new government and we are almost there I believe.

a Belgian

End of summer

We went camping with some friends from Parul's choir in Opoeteren beginning of August. After that there was some time at home, I went climbing in Arolla (Switzerland)for a week, while Parul was coping with difficult pregnancy symptoms. Yes we do have some news for March! and Dan visited us from Australia.

August album

Meanwhile, people are back at school here and politicians are still trying to form a new government while satisfying both the Flemish and Wallonian negotiators. Mira started walking beginning of this month, (while handing DVDs to Parul at Dorien's place). Since then, she's become a very stable toddler who loves running around. Next week we 're off to the Ardennes to celebrate my 30th, I 'll have to start behaving like a real adult...









J