In La Roche-en-Ardenne, in the French part of Belgium, my home country, you become aware of fairies and elves…in shops in the town. Why this is, nobody knows…Perhaps it is inherent to the woods that surround the town? Through history fairies and elves were much more than a vague association of ‘spirit’ with the landscape. The concept of fairy … Continue reading
Last weekend, the medieval Castle of La Roche-en-Ardenne hosted ‘Castle Night Trail,’ and 416 participants for this new trail. Starting and ending point of three loops of 10, 20 and 30 km is not a sport hall or an event hall, but the solid architecture of the medieval castle, till the seventeenth century a stronghold … Continue reading
Traditionally when we think of Carnival, we think of ‘Prince Carnival.’ Nothing wrong with that but…suppose, why not choosing a ‘Princess,’ or better both genders…Prince and Princess… Carnival is originally a pagan European spring festival. A reversal ritual. A rite of passage from darkness to light, from winter to summer: a fertility celebration. During time, Carnival … Continue reading
It’s ‘ice’ cold in the ‘Ardennes,’ in the French part in Belgium. Looking for wildlife in the forests would be very difficult. The animals keep their winter rest. Luckily there is the exposition of Pierre Taymans in the city of La Roche-en-Ardenne. About thirty beautiful pictures of the wildlife in the region, meaning the province … Continue reading
Nature in Dhofar is abundant, the flora and the fauna, ….the wildlife at the coast, in the mountains and also in the two deserts; the rocky and the sandy one. Dhofar is a bird watching paradise and is also home for leopards, in fact Dhofar is their only place in the whole of Oman. All … Continue reading
