Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/12/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Wednesday around lunchtime I took a brief walk around the EU quarter before I had to head for the airport to fly to Stockholm. On the Schuman roundabout, I happened upon a demonstration-this is a frequent occurrence, as this square, surrounded by the main EU institutions, is a favourite spot for political activity of this sort. This time it was a demo to protest the treatment of the Rohingya by the Burmese government: http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-rkHtxrc/A Most of the participants were Bangladeshi Muslims. Some were local, but many (most, I think) had come to Brussels from other European countries, principally the UK but also Germany and France, to stage this demonstration. It was all peaceful and dignified, although I was struck by the complete absence of women. The elderly man on the right in the high-viz vest was very friendly and invited me to take as many photos as I wanted: http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-9NswSgb/A Incidentally, our Brussels Liaison Office, my workplace when I am in town, is in the building on the right side of this image. On the other side of Berlaymont, the huge building that houses the European Commission, is a reminder of what has been achieved, despite all the problems the world faces, and also of the trans-Atlantic ties that once bound us together but that are being undermined by the current regime in Washington. A piece of the Berlin Wall, enclosed in glass to protect it from the Brussels weather, with wall art depicting John F. Kennedy: http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-59gW5br/A I found the juxtaposition quite moving, but of course I am a direct beneficiary of the West?s victory in the Cold War, having been born on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA