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it was already the fifth edition of ‘bruisend balegem’, with thousands of visitors, diverse musical, cultural and art performances. balegem is a small village and lies in between ghent and zottegem in east-flandres, belgium. this years edition brought a new spectacle: an old 1949 american steam train was visiting the village i ... Read More »

Belgium’s national day is celebrated on july 21. it commemorates the day on which Leopold I took the constitutional oath as the first king of Belgium, on july 21st ,1831. every year on this day, it is celebrated by a military and civilian defilé in brussels. and every year, military airplanes fly over to show off their newest equi ... Read More »

on the 4th of July, there was a meeting of oldtimers on the dikes of De Haan. a lot of old cars appeared, from european cars to american classics. some photos of the veteran car show: Read More »

knokke is a famous city of the belgian coast for its beaches and its casinos. it’s also known to be a place for the rich & famous of belgium, a kind of belgian st.-tropez… so a lot of super cars to be spotted, here are the results of one afternoon in knokke & surroundings. list of spotted cars: Aston Martin DB7 Vantag ... Read More »

my interest in rallies has grown since we started our 4L trophy project. that’s why i decided to go witness a real rally. the ypres rally is one of the most prestiguous rallies  of western-europe and has always been a huge spectacle. a burning sun, flaming cars and a camera in my hand: pictures from the market square of ypres and k ... Read More »

This year, a brand new building opened for the University of Ghent: the UFo or UniversiteitsForum. The building contains the biggest auditorium of Ghent. It’s designed by Stephane Beel and Xavier De Geyter. Some pictures I made: Read More »

the gumball 3000 is an annual 3,000 mile international road rally which takes place on public roads, with a different 3,000 mile route around the world each year. this time the rally started in london. they took the eurotunnel, went trough Belgium to Amsterdam and so on. my pics were taken on a bridge near Laarne, next to Ghent, on a br ... Read More »

the bunker route is a trail with a strong historical background. when World War II began to loom on the horizon, the Belgian army built a defense around the strategically key city of Ghent. On the hill tops near Oosterzele, dozens of fortified bunkers erected to protect the Artevelde city. most are still there, plunged into the countrys ... Read More »

on the campus schoonmeersen of hogeschool gent, a new complex opened last year. designed by baro and SumProject, the complex is build around a walking street which is covered by a big roof. it became the new artery of the campus with a student restaurant, a brand new auditorium for 350 students, a library and many other facilities. more i ... Read More »

some photos of the new building L & M on the technologycampus of KaHo Sint-Lieven in ghent, designed by abscis architects. the building has a big atrium with some terraces on both sides. on the outside, steel gratings cover the walls. on the inside, there’s a lot of glass which gives a nice view on the atrium and the terraces. m ... Read More »