Tag: latin
Rodrigo y Gabriela
The story goes that Rodrigo Sánchez and Gabriela Quintero played in a thrash metal band in their native Mexico. Presumably having failed to thrash the charts the band split, jettisoning our nimble-fingered duo to Dublin, the buskers’ paradise. There they were spotted and snagged by the festival circuit. Massive success followed, with an album produced …
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Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels
I have waited several years to see this painting, on display at the Royal Fine Arts Museum in Antwerp. It depicts a resplendent, charged image that somehow escaped the censure of conservative …
- Originally published: 28 Jul 2008 in Museums & Galleries
A château called Dave
Since the weather had started to turn much colder in the last week, we chose a walk closer to home in the Province de Namur, not far from a previous outing at …
- Originally published: 4 Oct 2009 in Walking
Ladybower and Castleton
Last week, J and I took a walk around the Northern section of Ladybower Reservoir and Castleton, both in Derbyshire. Regular readers will remember our visit to Longdendale in February 2007, so this …
- Originally published: 22 Apr 2007 in UK
Cairo and Giza
As our guide Abdul informed us, the City of Cairo now includes Giza, which some sources foolishly describe as a town. Giza was fashionable per se with colonials way back when in the …
- Originally published: 19 Oct 2006 in Middle East
With these Rocher, you’re really spoiling us
Smooth and sophisticated, Belgian chocolate is among the finest in the world. But is it a bit much with a cup of tea? …
- Originally published: 29 Nov 2009 in Humour
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Hello you. I'm Mike Padgett and I work in the technology sector as an Information Designer.
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I'm based in Brussels, Belgium. My current favourite Belgian beer is St Feuillien Brune.