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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">From: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="gI"><span class="gD" style="color: rgb(0, 104, 28);">Roger Thijs, Euro-Support, Inc.</span> <span class="go"><<a href="mailto:roger.thijs@euro-support.be">roger.thijs@euro-support.be</a>></span></span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="gI">LL-L Travels<br><br></span><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">1. Transvaal</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">2. Stokkel kermis</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">3. Transvaal st (Kuregem)</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">4. Unexpected Encounters</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Â </div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">1 - For visiting <strong>Transvaal</strong>, just take the
bus:</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/trao01.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/trao01.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/trao02.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/trao02.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">I actually was curious to find out why the Brussels Suburb of
Oudergem has a section Transvaal, cf. map</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traomap.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traomap.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">So I toke the metro to terminus H Debroux, and bus "42
Transvaal" from there.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Transvaal in Oudergem has had to do with the real
Transvaal:</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transvaal_%28Auderghem%29#Quartier_du_Transvaal" target="_blank">http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transvaal_(Auderghem)#Quartier_du_Transvaal</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">The quarter got its name because at the area
there has been a <strong>factory producing munition for the Boers in
the Boerwar.</strong></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">There has been a <strong>Transvaal street,</strong> but it is
renamed now as <strong>Meunierstreet.</strong></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">The name Transvaal is visible on several houses and
shops, some samples:</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/trao03.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/trao03.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/trao04.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/trao04.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">I could not find any trace of the former factory in the
Meunier street:</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/trao05.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/trao05.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">downhill: <a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/trao06.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/trao06.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">uphill: <a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/trao07.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/trao07.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Most remarkable building in Transvaal is the Sacré Coeur
school:</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/trao08.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/trao08.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">with a green (garden) area in front, in French
<strong>clos</strong>, in Dutch <strong>gaarde</strong></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/trao09.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/trao09.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">(Since many indications are bilingual, it is always
interesting to compare the terminology in both languages)</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Hiking back the Chaudron street to the Debroux Metro station,
it goes downhill and gives a panoramic view on the overside of the
<strong>Woluwe valley</strong>: </font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/trao10.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/trao10.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Actually the profile of the Brussels capital region is quite
hilly and especially marked by three rivers fom South to North:</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/bruriv.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/bruriv.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">The <strong>Zenne</strong> is on the map from the bottom left
to the middle on top: downtown Brussels is actually situated here</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">The <strong>Maalbeek</strong>, the little river in the
middle.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">The Belgian parliament and the Kings Palace are on the hill
between these two rivers.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">The Maalbeel valley separates the Belgian governmental quarter
from the European Administrative quarter, which is on the hill between the
Maalbeek and the <strong>Woluwe river</strong> at the right of the
map.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Transvaal is on a hill South-East of the Woluwe
valley.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Back down at Debroux there are panels indicating a walkway all
around the Brussels Capital region (inside the region)=</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/trao11.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/trao11.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/trao12.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/trao12.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Every Metro station has its own style (A couple of weeks ago I
posted the Tintin walls in Stokkel)</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Debroux is completely in marble with sculptures in black
painted metal:</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/trao13.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/trao13.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Â </div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">2. Stokkel kermis.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">On the way to the second Transvaal, I had a stop in Stokkel
for Stokkel kermis.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/sto01.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/sto01.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/sto02.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/sto02.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">I made some pictures of regional food:</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">The classic is Belgian fries with mayonnaise:</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/sto03.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/sto03.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">also traditional is the smoutebol, a boll of dough dipped and
fried fully in molten fat or in hot oil:</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/sto04.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/sto04.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Classic, also on exhibitions, is the hot-dog,</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">a Vienne sausage between a crispy bread, with sauerkraut and
real mustard</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/sto05.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/sto05.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">The local Hamburger at fairs is mainly covered with fried
onions (slices),</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">which are prepared on the same plate as the meat and soaked
with meat juice.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/sto06.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/sto06.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">The round crispy bread is called a pistolee (pistolet in
Belgian French).</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Churros <a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/sto07.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/sto07.jpg</a>Â are
a major competitor for smoutebollen. Due to their form the have much more skin
surface and the result is obviously more crispy. Both Churros and smoutebollen
are served with very fine icing sugar (bloemsuiker).</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Traditionals from the sweet side: </font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">spun sugar:</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/sto08.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/sto08.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/sto09.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/sto09.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Pommes d'amour (apples envelopped in sugar):</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/sto10.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/sto10.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/sto11.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/sto11.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Brussels waffles:</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/sto12.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/sto12.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Â </div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">3. Transvaal.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Since as to:</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transvaal_%28Auderghem%29#Quartier_du_Transvaal" target="_blank">http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transvaal_(Auderghem)#Quartier_du_Transvaal</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">the Transvaal street in Transvaal had to change irts name in
1917 (This must have been under the ruling of Freiherr von Bissing in occupied
Belgium), because there was an other <strong>Transvaal street in
Anderlecht</strong>, an other suburb of Brussels.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">That street is actually in the district
<strong>Kuregem</strong> in Anderlecht.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Kuregem is known in the press for its racial street wars: it
is strongly populated by immigrants and the hooligans of football club
Anderlecht create some racial amok with the immigrants from time to
time.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">On map; <a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traamap.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traamap.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Kuregem is on top;</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Closest metro station is <strong>Aumale</strong>, on the blue
line at the West</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">(Anderlecht football station is a bit West of the metro
station <strong>St Guido</strong> lower at the left border)</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Starting from Aumale we reach the border of Kuregem after a
few minutes:</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traa01.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traa01.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Transvaal street connects the Chaussée de Mons with
</font><font size="2">Carpentier street.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Carpentier street.:</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traa02.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traa02.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Transvaal street is a small street with houses dating from
between WWI and WWII:</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traa03.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traa03.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traa04.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traa04.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traa05.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traa05.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traa06.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traa06.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">One of the buildings is dated from the turn of 19th and 20th
century:</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traa07.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traa07.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">It is a kid day care center.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">At the South-East end of the street playgrounds have been
set-up for keeping the young people from the street:</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traa08.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traa08.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">named after and supported by Franky Vercauteren</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traa09.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traa09.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">a former key player of football club Anderlecht and assistant
trainer of Belgian national football team</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franky_Vercauteren" target="_blank">http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franky_Vercauteren</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">The municipal primary school at the head of Carpentier street
has its French section in front:</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traa10.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traa10.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">and a Dutch section on the back:</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traa11.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traa11.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">The plate refers to a multicultural environment. Actually in
this area there may virtually no native Dutch speakers at all. There is some
demand though for programs in Dutch since some people, including
immigrants or even especially immigrants, want their kids to
assimilate sufficient Dutch as support for their later career.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">On the way further East we pass the quite nice St Franciscus
church, builded completely in natural stone:</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traa12.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traa12.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">And we end at the South-West of Brussels South railway
station:</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traa13.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/traa13.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">On the first level one can see an Eurostar train parked for
boardind.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">One just sees the roof. The train is completely fenced off,
since the platforms are administratively UK territory (UK
immigration controll is passed when embarking), but it also keeps
Kuregem out of sight)..</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Â </div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">4. Unexpected encounters.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">I finished my day with some downtown shopping.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">In the South street there is publicity for the <strong>Jazz
days at the end of May (125 free concerts):</strong></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/par01.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/par01.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">with quite some activity and music at a connection with Bvd
Anspach;</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/par02.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/par02.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">I pressed myself in the crowd for some churros:</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/par03.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/par03.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/par04.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/par04.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">and made some pictures of candy at an other
booth:</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/par05.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/par05.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/par06.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/par06.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/par07.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/par07.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/par08.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/par08.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">When coming closer to the band:</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/par09.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/par09.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">I realized I was in the middle of a Gay Pride
event.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">On Bvd Anspach the wagons of the parade were parked along
several blocks South of the Bourse</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/par10.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/par10.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/par11.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.euro-support.be/tmp/tra/par11.jpg</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">and te stairs of the Bourse/Beurs (Belgian Stock exchange)
were occupied by many, clearly needing some rest.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Â </div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Regards,</font></div>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Roger</font></div><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
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