Net zoals de 2 voorgaande jaren vindt ook dit jaar een “Open Keramiek Atelier route” plaats bij pottenbakkers & keramisten in Nederlands en Belgisch Limburg op 17 en 18 april van 10 tot 17 uur. Buiten de mogelijkheid om verschillende ateliers te bezoeken, is er ook een overzichtstentoonstelling te Vaals (NL) in De Kopermolen....
Read more →An interesting letter came in this morning. From the Greek Embassy in Brussels. I had written them asking for a document which would allow me to register my car duty-free in Greece, as I can do in any other European country. Greece is notorious for ignoring European regulations in that respect. Anyway, I don’t...
Read more →A Flemish farmer is “born with a brick in his belly”, But what are bricks to us are not bricks to Ikaros. Well, I got lost walking in these cities and towns in which I am certain Luc could give perfect directions to any passerby. You readers, if there are any out there, know...
Read more →Well. I did it, didn’t I? It’s now six thirty in the evening local time in Iraklio and I finally found an internet cafe to let you know I’m still alive. It has taken me exactly 97 hours from departure in Bilzen to arrival in the port of Iraklio. I’ll let you have the...
Read more →From Bilzen to Luxemburg was easy enough, the road was clear and dry and the outside temperature was around zero degrees centigrade at 8 o’clock in the morning when I left our house. Approaching Luxemburg, snow started to fall, very lightly at first, then as Metz came closer, the snow got thicker. I never...
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