Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice bunch. Unfortunately, the first scene is becoming distressingly familiar around the world nowadays. Cheers Jayanand On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 2:52 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > 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. > > 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 > > But people are out and about, and are happy when they feel like being > happy. Here, some passers-by on Place du Tr?ne, 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 > > 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 > > And it made me happy too and made my already excellent Belgian beer taste > even better. > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information