Thursday, September 30, 2010

More anti-hate

Two more photos from the event I blogged about yesterday.

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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Anti-hate

These striking dummies were installed in the Place Saint Lambert over the weekend as part of an anti-hate event. Actually, I could not understand exactly what the event was about. The banner reads 'It is said that war annihilates the weak but peace does the same thing. By responding to hate we only propagate it', paraphrasing a quote by Bertolt Brecht. If any one can work this out please let me know.

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Newlyweds

Place du Marché 10 days ago. No comment.

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Monday, September 27, 2010

Eglise St-Antoine et Ste-Catherine

This is the front of the St Anthony and St Catherine church, carefully hidden between the riverside and the Place du Marché. One day I must take some photos of the interior.

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Saturday, September 25, 2010

Place St Etienne

A view of the St Etienne square from inside the Galeries Saint Lambert shopping centre. I took the photo during the Wallonia Festival, hence the stage in the middle of the square.

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Friday, September 24, 2010

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Hyde Park Corner

An authentic no 10 bus from London, parked in front of the Palais des Princes Evêques. I took this photo during the Wallonia Festival but I've seen the bus several times over the last year or so.

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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Calatrava Expo II

A couple more shots from the Calatrava Expo. First up, a model of the Liège train station.

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And this is a model of the train station he designed for the city of Mons.

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Calatrava Expo

We finally decided to visit the Calatrava Expo at the Grand Curtius, one week before the end. It features numerous sculptures and paintings, as well as models and photos of some of his buildings. The exhibition's catalogue is entitled 'Sculpitectures'. I took some photos, even though it was prohibited.

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Sunday, September 19, 2010

Fêtes de Wallonie 2

Today is the last day of the Wallonia Festival. One of the events was the traditional parade by various folklore and heritage associations. Here's a few pictures.

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Saturday, September 18, 2010

Fêtes de Wallonie

The Wallonia Festival is taking place this weekend, with events, concerts and parades all over the region. One of the events organised in Liège is a series of open air concerts in Place Saint Lambert. A large stage has been set up and numerous artists are plying their trade.

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I caught the end of the 'Greatest Classic Hits' concert. The musicians were just getting up.

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Friday, September 17, 2010

Changeable weather

The sky has been like this all week. Impossible to tell if it will be raining in 2 minutes. Check out some more celestially-themed photos on the Skywatch blog.

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Thursday, September 16, 2010

Grand Poste

Another post, another sunny photo! This is the old Post Office building.

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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Eglise Saint Jean

A sunny view of the church of Saint Jean. Like many churches in Liège, it's an architectural mishmash but quite impressive.

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Monday, September 13, 2010

Get the cranes in!

The Royal Walloon Opera renovation cranes seen from the Carré.

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Sunday, September 12, 2010

Ivory Tower

It's not a tower and it's certainly not made of ivory, it's the administration building of the University of Liège in the sunshine.

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And here's a zoom on some of the giants of science and the letters immortalised as statues on the roof.

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Saturday, September 11, 2010

Sunny Saturday

When you keep complaining you finally get what you want. I got a gloriously sunny day with a deep blue sky! Here's a sun-drenched photo of a building on the Rue du Pont d'Ile that probably used to be a theatre or a cinema. It is now a clothes store.

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And here's some closeups of the gargoyles.

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Friday, September 10, 2010

Holiday Skywatch

As the local weather does not permit any kind of Skywatching (see previous post), I am posting a sunset shot from my recent holiday in Greece. Wish I was there...

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Thursday, September 9, 2010

La rentrée

I've been back in Liège since Monday but I haven't felt up to going out and taking photos yet. Pathologically autumnal weather is only one of the reasons. The other one is reluctance to get back into some kind of rhythm. So I've taken a couple of photos from my window. They demonstrate clearly reason number 1.

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