A Beginner’s Guide to the Bruegel Fountains of Brussels
The Bruegel Fountains of Brussels, a photo essay. Manneken Pis apart, Brussels is blessed with dozens of public fountains, among them the Bruegel fountains.
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The most popular posts on TheSupercargo over time since records began (2013 that is!)
In the Dieweg Cemetery
A photo essay from the disused but not quite yet abandoned Die Weg cemetery in Uccle just south-west of Wolvendael park in Uccle.
When did they begin, the Beguine?
There are traces of the Beguine all over Belgium it seems, but how did a medieval women’s religious movement inspire Cole Porter’s 1930s song?
Advent candles
Advent candles: Two photos with Advent-appropriate inspirational slogans. I may be going into business as a producer of inspirational cards. Or maybe not.
Just a head cold
Just a head cold, people say. Most people seem to think that confessing to having a cold is a bit lame. The fashionable disease is the flu.
Faces in the Rocks
Faces in the Rocks: Someone says “That rock’s looking at me!” And you look closer and you see … A gallery of photographs of rock faces by Joakim Stampe.
Resolutions
Resolutions: a parody of the twisted information about the history of Janus and New Year Resolutions available from various Internet sites.
Raoul Wallenberg monument in winter
Raoul Wallenberg monument in the churchyard of Hagakyrkan. During the WW2 Raoul Wallenberg rescued thousands of Hungarian Jews from the Holocaust.