Jez, when I say Brussels I include Overijse, Hoeilaart, Jezus-Eik, La
Hulpe and all those other suburbs, however politically incorrect it
may be to call them that.
Cheers,
Nathan
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Alicante, Spain
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On Oct 7, 2009, at 9:17 PM, jez.cunningham@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> As a place to live I would go anywhere in Belgium EXCEPT Brussels!
> Jez
> -original message-
> Subject: Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 05/10/2009: Brussels autumn weather
> From: Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 07/10/2009 20:52
>
> Hi Chris,
>
> Compared to any national government, the budget of the EU is tiny,
> about 1.2% of EU VAT receipts (and no deficits allowed).
>
> I lived in Brussels for 5 years, working for a private company, not
> the EU. I find it the most livable city of all the places where I have
> lived. For a tourist there is not much beyond Grand' Place and the
> immediate area around it, but as a place to live Brussels is great.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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>
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>
>
>
> On Oct 7, 2009, at 8:11 PM, Chris Barker wrote:
>
>> That's an evocative picture, Nathan.
>>
>> I have some lovely photos of Brussels, but it's not a place that I
>> should fight to return to. It's bl**din' expensive, has more than
>> its
>> fair share of ripoff artists and is home to an enormous organisation
>> that wastes, or embezzles, a whole pile of European taxpayers' money.
>>
>> But I do like the look of the place ... ;-)
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> On 6 Oct 2009, at 12:06, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>>
>>> Last night in Brussels, now back in Alicante.
>>>
>>> This is what Place Stephanie looked like around 8 p.m. last night:
>>>
>>> http://www.greatpix.eu/Other/Picture-A-Day/4253606_netUM#672042083_ATBGn-O-LB
>>>
>>> Nathan
>>
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