[Leica] Nathan's PAD 3/5/2016: Brussels lives!

[Douglas Barry]

Of course, I looked in the background to see if my son was there somewhere 
:-) Yes, Brussels is a great place and people are determined to keep it so.

Douglas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at frozenlight.eu>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; "Olympus Camera Discussion" 
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Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2016 10:22 PM
Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 3/5/2016: Brussels lives!


> After my meetings ended this afternoon, I totally violated the security 
> advice of my office by taking the metro to the centre (we have been told 
> to walk or use taxis when in Brussels). I went to Place de la Bourse to 
> see the flowers etc. that people have placed there in memory of the 
> victims, and then I went to a couple of my favourite watering holes for 
> liquid refreshments. But the four images I show for today demonstrate that 
> the city lives on.
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> Metro stations and other public infrastructure are guarded by armed 
> soldiers and police. This is the new normal, sadly:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-FQRzcsM/A
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> But people are out and about, and are happy when they feel like being 
> happy. Here, some passers-by on Place du Trône, near the place where I 
> lived for a few months when I first arrived in Brussels in 1995:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-Nmr4DQb/A
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> And then I walked to L’Ultime Atome in Ixelles, sat outside for a couple 
> of beers and photographed more happy people:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-M5DLX2Q/A
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-LQkDRff/A
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> And it made me happy too and made my already excellent Belgian beer taste 
> even better.
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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