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Hamiltonian words
“I have very long admired Ptolemy’s description of his great astronomical master, Hipparchus, as a labor-loving and truth-loving man. Be such my epitath.” ― William Rowan Hamilton
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Dok 14
Today we met with friends in Cadzand to celebrate the ‘lentefeest’ of their youngest kid who recently turned 12. There were a few speeches and gifts and then we went for a late lunch on the beach at Dok 14. For me the weather was almost perfect. In the sunshine it was just warm enough […]
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Brasserie Klein Zoersel
Yesterday we went for a family dinner to Brasserie Klein Zoersel in Malle to celebrate some may birthdays in the family. The place is well known and the location is quite unique with the terras at the back looking out over the natural reserve ‘s Herenbosch, pond included. We sat outside on the terras next […]
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FIH Pro League Games Belgium – Spain 21 May 2022
2 earlier attempts in 2020 and 2021 to go and watch the Belgian Red Pathers and Red Lions hockey teams play failed due to covid. Last weekend we finally managed to actually go and watch a couple of games. As a bonus Merijn got elected to be in the line up so it was an […]
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Tilburg D1 plays in Hoofdklasse next season
From the beginning of the season in the promotie klasse the ambition of Tilburg has been to achieve promotion to the Dutch hockey ‘premier league’ known as hoofdklasse. They were well on track as they were at the top of the league with 2 games to play. We went to watch the game of Tilburg […]
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Von Ryan’s Express
Von Ryan’s Express is WWII war movie from 1965 starring Frank Sinatra and Trevor Howard. Frank Sinatra plays Colonel Joseph Ryan, an American pilot who is shot down over Italy and taken to a POW camp that is occupied mainly by British soldiers. Their commanding officer has just died after having spent time in a […]
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Hockey Match Leonidas D1 – Tilburg D1
Last Sunday we went to watch this game of Tilburg D1 away at Rotterdam. Since it was announced that Maddie Hinch was returning to the Netherlands to play in the promotieklasse with Tilburg we had the plan to go and watch her play. Unfortunately Tilburg D1 always play their games on Sunday at approximately the […]
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Enter the Dragon
Enter the Dragon was Bruce Lee’s 4th movie and his first and last Hollywood picture. It was to be his big break through in the West but unfortunately he died before it premiered. Compared to his earlier movies this one has more of real story and also co stars John Saxon and Jim Kelly playing […]
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Long Way Down
In 2007, 3 years after the Long Way Round, Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman Long Way Down went on a second motorcycle trip together. This time they went all the way from John ‘O Groats to Cape Town in South Africa and they called the trip Long Way Down. They had the BMW R1200GS at […]
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Way of the Dragon
Way of the Dragon is the third Bruce Lee movie and the one that prepared the road towards Enter the Dragon. It was released in 1972 and it was the debut of Chuck Norris on the screen. Compared to the previous 2 movies this one is a step towards traditional US action movies in terms […]



