Tinker's photos

Remy was a sweetie and came to lie with me on my bed a few times. He was very comforting

With my return to Australia imminent, beer (even strong Belgian beer) is no longer sufficient to keep the terror at bay

My mate Remy, giving me some comfort after the horrors of my phone call "home"

The street cleaning bloke again, with his vacuum cleaner, with the railway station in the background

Only the facade remains of this lovely old buiding. Something new is being built behind it

There are so many beautiful buildings that you can easily miss if you don't look up. The shops at the bottom are all pretty regular looking modern places

The Bourse (stock exchange) on the Place d'Armes in Namur. Note the street cleaner with his nifty vacuum machine. At the back on the left is the 14th century Belfry (Belfort van Namen, or Tour Saint-Jacques)

Statues in front of the Stock Exchange of Françwès et Djosèph and their snails by Suzanne Godart. "The story about the two snails - a culinary specialty of the Walloons - goes as follows. It is often said that the inhabitants of Namur are somewhat slow - whether it is laziness or stupidity, every meaning fits. The residents themselves say that they are simply slow because they give others the time to keep up with them. The image is an image of that because the snails pull the men forward. Others say that the characters are also an imagination of the lifestyle of Namur: calm down. The Burgundians love good food and take the time for this: that slow life is so bad so not yet!"

Another day in Namur, while Marie had some work there. View through an archway on the street to the Belfry (Belfort van Namen, or Tour Saint-Jacques, or Sint-Jacobstoren in Flemish)

Straffe Hendrik, a quadrupel 11% dark beer with an intense taste. "The refermentation in the bottle creates a living beer that will evolve over the years." www.straffehendrik.be

Reading time. I have never seen Aude and Jean watch TV, and only once a DVD. They look forward to reading time every night.

Jean and Aude on the swings with power by Odette and Luc ("Grimy and Grumpy")

Jean and Aude on the swings with power by Odette and Luc ("Grimy and Grumpy")

Jean and Aude on the swings with power by Odette and Luc ("Grimy and Grumpy")

Jean and Aude on the swings with power by Odette and Luc ("Grimy and Grumpy")

Jean and Aude on the swings with power by Odette and Luc ("Grimy and Grumpy")

La Saint-Monon brune, from Brasserie Saint-Monon www.saintmonon.be

Jean Brasse brown ale, which touts itself as "the most glamorous beer" www.jeanbrasse.be