{"id":608,"date":"2011-09-18T17:59:52","date_gmt":"2011-09-18T16:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/?page_id=608"},"modified":"2011-09-18T18:02:06","modified_gmt":"2011-09-18T17:02:06","slug":"week-36-benidorm-and-brussels","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/?page_id=608","title":{"rendered":"Week 36: Benidorm and Brussels"},"content":{"rendered":"

Week 36 had two major events: on Sunday I cycled up to Benidorm and back, about 85km in the heat. And on Wednesday I flew to Brussels to attend a conference at the Universit\u00c3\u0192\u00c2\u00a9 Libre. These two events provide the images for the week.<\/p>\n

36_1<\/strong>
\nOn the way to Benidorm, I stopped at the harbour of El Campello. When I started cycling in September 2009, I needed to stop there for a rest. Now I can go 50-70 km without stopping, so this stop was just to have a look:
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36_2<\/strong>
\nA short rest stop along the N332, the old Valencia road:
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36_3<\/strong>
\nAfter cycling about 40 km, the view of Benidorm unfolded before me:
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36_4<\/strong>
\nThe beach promenade in Benidorm has been spiffed up recently, probably because the Vuelta a Espa\u00c3\u0192\u00c2\u00b1a started here this year:
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36_5<\/strong>
\nTraditional Benidorm cuisine:
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36_6<\/strong>
\nThe sign refers to fresh water, nowhere to be seen:
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36_7<\/strong>
\nThe beach was crowded indeed:
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36_8<\/strong>
\nOne nice aspect of bicycle touring is that you move slower and notice more things. It is also easier to stop and take pictures. This house, for sale, can best be described as a “fixer-upper”:
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36_9<\/strong>
\nA restaurant along the Carretera de Valencia has bitten the dust:
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The rest of this week’s blog consists of pictures from my trip to Brussels.<\/p>\n

36_10<\/strong>
\nMy routing was Alicante-Madrid-Brussels. This is the departure hall at Madrid’s Barajas airport:
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36_11<\/strong>
\nSleepy couple in the VIP lounge:
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36_12<\/strong>
\nMy first order of business in Brussels was to check into my hotel. Next up was a visit to the Poechenellekelder, an important beer temple near Mannekin Pis:
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36_13<\/strong>
\nCharming couple at the Poechenellekelder:
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36_14<\/strong>
\nSmoke break:
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36_15<\/strong>
\n“Head in the stars, feet in the shit”:
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36_16<\/strong>
\nTwo economists looking for directions:
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36_17<\/strong>
\nPedestrian crossing, Avenue Louise:
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36_18<\/strong>
\nFriday night, after the conference ended, I went to have dinner at the restaurant ‘t Kelderke on Grand’ Place. It is THE place to go for traditional Belgian food:
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36_19<\/strong>
\nThis is the kind of food you eat at ‘t Kelderke. Stoemp with boudins:
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36_20<\/strong>
\nTourists on Grand’ Place:
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36_21<\/strong>
\nCyclist with interesting hair, Avenue Louise:
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36_22<\/strong>
\nBrilliant marketing. The theatre banner says “all our shows are in 3D”:
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36_23<\/strong>
\nBefore heading for the airport on Saturday, I went to see an exhibition of modern Polish art at BOZAR, the principal modern art gallery in Brussels. This particular installation is centred around a Fiat 126, an object of desire during Communist times:
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36_24<\/strong>
\nA model of 70s apartment buildings, in hemp. My sister lives in a place that looks like this:
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36_25<\/strong>
\nMr. Kowalski, the Polish equivalent of Mr. Smith:
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36_26<\/strong>
\nSe\u00c3\u0192\u00c2\u00b1orita with bicycle:
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36_27<\/strong>
\nSe\u00c3\u0192\u00c2\u00b1orita waiting for the bus:
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36_28<\/strong>
\nThere was a balloon festival going on. This is Mannekin Pis, more or less anatomically correct:
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36_29<\/strong>
\nBalloons are not just for children:
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More Brussels pictures are here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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