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Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 12/6/2017: Brussels, ugly and beautiful
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 09:25:14 -0500
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That's quite a view, Nathan.  And, to me, it's quite a contrast to the 
crowded street scenes we see in news broadcasts from places like London 
and Paris.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 6/13/2017 5:29 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> I have been in Brussels since yesterday morning, attending a two-day 
> meeting hosted by OLAF, the EU Anti-Fraud Office. Obviously, my camera is 
> with me as always. Four images from yesterday.
>
> This is Place Rogier, where I am staying at the Thon hotel, and the 
> meeting I am attending is at the Crowne Plaza in the background. Military 
> vehicles like this are a common sight in Brussels these days:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-vnZXMxH/A
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> Brussels is home to many political activists, and putting stickers on 
> lampposts is a common form of expression:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-xVBQvbp/A
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> But now on to something beautiful. I took the preceding picture while 
> walking to Grand? Place, were the hosts of the conference had arranged 
> dinner on the second floor of one of the best restaurants on the square, 
> La Maison du Cygne. This was the view from our dining room:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-PmQQjgf/A
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> And it only got prettier as the evening wore on:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-tFKZVKS/A
>
> I love this city, and I will be back here next week :-)
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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