Place Lux

place lux terrace18 phone in foreground

The arrival of better weather means that people enjoy an after work drink on the terraces of Place Luxembourg. Here you'll find MEP's, interns, journalists and others enjoying a beer whilst making as many calls on their mobiles as possible.

I even saw a table of six people who were all on their phones. Remember when you did conversation with people you were actually with?

A taste of Luxembourg in Brussels

Maitrank
Originally uploaded by MKWM

Each third Wednesday of September, Producers from the Province of Luxembourg bring their products to Brussels. The 21st market took place today on Luxembourg Square.

Local charcuterie, cheeses, beers... and Maitrank, or “May drink”, which is a seasonal beverage concocted from Moselle white wine, woodruff, sugar, cognac and orange slices.

For those who missed the event, here's what the atmosphere was like around Place du Luxembourg today, in spitting distance of the European Parliament. If you ask me, these guys had too much Maitrank, or trappist beer, or perhaps both. You know the popular walloon song "Li p'tite gayole", don't you? Here goes...