This weekend, today, the medieval Castle of La Roche-en-Ardenne hosted ‘Castle DAY Trail.’ A follow-up of Aprils ‘Castle NIGHT Trail.’ In medieval times the ‘noblemen and noble women’ moved from place to place depending on where there attention was required. The 809 participants from Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Ireland and Poland for the … Continue reading
In La Roche-en-Ardenne, in Belgium, my home country, rue de Cielle, the street named Cielle, guided the American soldiers to the heart of the city during World War II. The story of this terrible war, that like any war, still touch the hearts of many people worldwide, is told in the Musée de la Bataille … Continue reading
Each year, 21st July is Belgian National Day. It is one of ten public holidays in Belgium. This day commemorates an event on 21 July 1831 in which Leopold of Saxe-Cobourg swore allegiance to the new Belgian constitution, thus becoming the nation’s first monarch. The king’s vow marked the start of the independent state of Belgium under a constitutional monarchy … Continue reading
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
