Tinker's photos

Butcher shop in Durbuy - note the pig and the cow head

twee streets everywhere

Durbuy promotes itself as "the smallest city in the world", with a population of only about 10,000. This is due to the European definition of what makes a city

The main square in Durbuy is pretty much all eateries. In the summer it is a very popular tourist destination

not really sure what these stickers on mailboxes are meant to indicate - probably no junk mail?

lunch at the Grand Cafe, with Marie and more Belgian beer. Marie had the Durboyse Blonde. I had the Trappistes Rochefort 8, which is a beer brewed by Trappist monks.

menu at the Grand Cafe where I had lunch with Marie

"Australian Home Made Ice Cream" is a chain of ice cream shops in Belgium

There was a Breton market being held in Durbuy on the upcoming weekend, hence the Brittany flag flying on the bridge, and the market stalls being set up

twee touristy city in the Luxemburg province of Belgium

entrance to the town

entrance to the town

Marie and Denis' adopted street cat, who has an endless appetite and wants to go in, wants to go out, wants to go in, wants to go out, and likes to watch me while I crap in the compost heap

Denis testing out the "Crazy Russian Hacker" method of opening a can of food just using a piece of concrete

It was already blocked when I arrived, and it soon got worse. Like camping, with a pitchfork as my friend.) We tried the vinegar and bicarb trick, then bought a drain unblocker (10m long flexible rod, called a "ferret" here), then went for the nasty stuff to pour down it, and it is still blocked. It maaaaaay be a small plastic car... (I chose to use the compost heap instead.

my current favourite - McChouffe, from the same brewery that makes the famous LaChouffe. It is dark and a bit fruity with a slightly caramel taste

Denis said he thinks this fence is really ugly but I had already taken this photo because I really like it

Went to the local supermarket and got some supplies. My favourite beer (McChouffe), some Luikse meatballs (in honour of Eugénie and François), a chocolate croissant (no explanation needed), some St German Cup-a-Soup (because I have no idea what it is but it looks nice), and some cigarettes. As in Sweden, to get them in a supermarket here you use a touch screen to select what you want, get a barcoded slip which you pay for at the checkout, then take them to a machine outside, scan the slip, and the appropriate pack pops out.