Björn Roose's Wallonia Posts

July 06, 2019

Villers-la-Ville (Wallonia) - Through forests and fields -…

One of the (tiny) forests in Flanders, the Hallerbos, is very well known for the bluebell carpet that covers the forest floor for a few weeks each spring. That …

by bjornroose

July 05, 2019

Villers-la-Ville (Wallonia) - Through forests and fields -…

I showed you what remains of the abbey of Villers-la-Ville in part 1 of this post. Here's however the first part of two of what is more interesting in that…

by bjornroose

July 04, 2019

Villers-la-Ville (Wallonia) - The abbey

Villers-la-Ville is a municipality in Walloon-Brabant, a province of Wallonia. It's most famous for its abbey, which once was one of the most important…

by bjornroose

Jan. 31, 2019

Luik (Wallonia) - 2018 - part 3

Last part of the Luik series. You'll find parts 1 and 2 here and here and all my Luik photos here on Pinterest.

by bjornroose

Jan. 30, 2019

Luik (Wallonia) - 2018 - part 2

For an introduction to Luik I refer to the first part of this series. For all my Luik photos please have a look here.

by bjornroose

Jan. 29, 2019

Luik (Wallonia) - 2018 - part 1

Luik (or Liège as it's called in French) has a pretty long history. Nowadays however it's mainly known as ugly and poor, badly governed and for the biggest part…

by bjornroose

Dec. 01, 2018

Eben-Emael (Wallonia) - 2016

One more borderline case. Until 1963 it was Flemish, then, by a typical belgian thingy, it became Walloon. I will not dive in that history here, especially…

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Björn Roose's Wallonia Posts

Villers-la-Ville (Wallonia) - Through forests and fields -…

Villers-la-Ville (Wallonia) - Through forests and fields -…

Villers-la-Ville (Wallonia) - The abbey

Luik (Wallonia) - 2018 - part 3

Luik (Wallonia) - 2018 - part 2

Luik (Wallonia) - 2018 - part 1

Eben-Emael (Wallonia) - 2016