Chastre

Belgium

Arrived on 1 April 2018 (no joke)
so many brothels!

so many brothels!

06 Apr 2018 30
On the last stretch of our drive back to Chastre, Denis and I drove down a highway which for some reason is famous for having loads of brothels. We counted 14 in a space of a few km
so many wind turbines

so many wind turbines

06 Apr 2018 39
I have never seen such a concentration of wind turbines anywhere before. I can see them in the distance behind Marie & Denis' garden, and all along the freeway you see them
sculpture place near Chastre

sculpture place near Chastre

06 Apr 2018 44
this bloke on the highway does not sell any of his art, but he loads of interesting stuff outside
vegetable plush toys

vegetable plush toys

07 Apr 2018 41
The big supermarket chain Delhaize in Belgium has a very clever marketing ploy. You collect points and can get all sorts of fruit and vegetable plush toys for kids. They also have books with stories and stickers about "Madame Broccoli" and others. Marie told me the amount of vegetables (also fruit) that kids here ate went up substantially with this.
back at Roy

back at Roy

07 Apr 2018 44
I brought these Swedish Easter decoration feathers with me to Belgium, and we put them on some branches in the garden. At Luc and Odette's house in Roy, in the Ardennes.
Easter egg hunt

Easter egg hunt

07 Apr 2018 42
The weather was crap on the Easter weekend, and the kids are too young to know the difference, so they delayed the Easter egg hunt for the weekend after. Left to right: Odette (Denis' mother), Jean, Marie, Aude, Corinne (Denis' sister) and Luc (Denis' dad). At Luc and Odette's house in Roy, in the Ardennes.
Easter egg hunt

Easter egg hunt

07 Apr 2018 35
The kids both needed some hints finding their eggs, but they enjoyed it a lot. At Luc and Odette's house in Roy, in the Ardennes.
Easter egg hint

Easter egg hint

07 Apr 2018 58
Marie & Denis' kids Jean and Aude hunting for Easter eggs at Luc and Odette's house in Roy, in the Ardennes.
Odette and Luc's garden

Odette and Luc's garden

07 Apr 2018 19
Denis with Jean and Aude wandering down the garden, at Luc and Odette's house in Roy, in the Ardennes.
Odette and Luc's garden

Odette and Luc's garden

07 Apr 2018 46
Denis with Jean and Aude wandering down the garden, at Luc and Odette's house in Roy, in the Ardennes.
3L bottle of beer!

3L bottle of beer!

07 Apr 2018 48
Denis pouring into his dad Luc's glass. At Luc and Odette's house in Roy, in the Ardennes.
3L bottle of beer!

3L bottle of beer!

07 Apr 2018 56
Yes, we drank it all, Luc, Denis and me. Not the best of Belgian beers, but very palatable all the same. At Luc and Odette's house in Roy, in the Ardennes. "Secondary fermentation in the bottle gives it a unique aroma due to the presence of yeast. St-Feuillien Triple has a very strong and exceptionally lingering taste thanks to its density and its long storage period."
spring sunshine

spring sunshine

07 Apr 2018 40
Aude and Jean playing, and Marie catching some sunburn. At Luc and Odette's house in Roy, in the Ardennes.
first BBQ of the year

first BBQ of the year

07 Apr 2018 52
At Luc and Odette's house in Roy, in the Ardennes.
first BBQ of the year

first BBQ of the year

07 Apr 2018 28
At Luc and Odette's house in Roy, in the Ardennes.
first BBQ of the year

first BBQ of the year

07 Apr 2018 43
At Luc and Odette's house in Roy, in the Ardennes.
pretty Belgian snail

pretty Belgian snail

07 Apr 2018 59
I'm sure it's still a pain to have in the garden, but at least it is pretty! At Luc and Odette's house in Roy, in the Ardennes.
tarte au riz

tarte au riz

07 Apr 2018 60
Odette is a pastrychef's daughter so she does not bake! But she bought the famous Belgian tarte au riz (a sweet rice flan) and it was delicious. Also an apricot flan - which I always love. At Luc and Odette's house in Roy, in the Ardennes.
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