Last Saturday in Antwerp, during the Day of the Academies, while more than 8000 students of music, word, dance and image showed their skills, I made my own tour, based on their theme ´Time.´ Only, my walk was a ´timeless one,´ as explained in the pictures I made. (click on thumbnail to enlarge the pictures) … Continue reading
Tag Archives: India
Momentum with Indian coffee
Although tea is still top beverage in India, the country is no stranger to the coffee bean. As we could taste in ‘Abu Chai, The taste breeze zone,’ a nice coffee corner in Lulu Hypermarket, in Salalah, Dhofar It was the ‘Medical coffee,’ who took my attention. Perhaps my choice was influenced by the light cold I … Continue reading
Belgium-Omani connection: Conservation of endangered animals
In Muscat daily the article: “The Environment Society of Oman (ESO) starts Phase 2 of Egyptian Vulture Conservation Project,” reminded me about the talk I had with young volunteers of the World Wide Fund of Nature (WWF) yesterday, on my way to my favorite second hand bookstore in Antwerp-Belgium, my native country. WWF is the … Continue reading
Twice enjoying life cycles
In India, Rajasthan in the west is 2.377km far away from Tamil Nadu in the south. Yesterday, in Dhofar, in the south of Oman, in the morning at Dahariz beach I witnessed the ‘Kite festival’ of the Rajasthan wing. In the evening I watched “Pongal Visha,” of the Tamil Wing in the Indian Social Club … Continue reading
Gathering (part 2)
Delightful food brings people together. During the holidays of Eid al-Adha, the parish communities in Salalah, Dhofar in the south of Oman, celebrate their ‘10th Food Festival’ with delicious food, dance, music, games and even an auction. In Oman there are several houses of worship where non-Muslims – Christian, Hindus and others- can practice their … Continue reading