Holiday in Croatia

Wednesday, July 18th at Brussels International Airport. Sebastien and I were waiting to board our plane to Split, Croatia. The temperature in Brussels was about 20°C so we were looking forward to our arrival in the hot croatian climate (35°C all day long).


On the 19th of July, we headed to Plitvice National Park. The Park is composed of 16 turquoise lakes which are linked by a series of waterfalls and cascades. The site was proclaimed a world heritage site by Unesco in 1979. It is a most beautiful place to walk around on wooden footbridges. The water is so clear you can see all the fish and plants. It is a real pity the fragile ecosystem doesn't allow swimming...

July 20th. We took a ferry to Hvar island and stayed there for a couple of nights. We visited the beautiful and and medieval villages around the island, swam in beautiful creeks, tried the local food and wine, etc.


There are only a few sand beaches in Croatia, usually it's just rocks or sometimes pebble beaches. This, added to the fact that the locals just love sunbathing, makes the coast packed with people during the high season.


Enjoying the view from the city medieval fortress after a pretty tough climb...

July 23rd. Visit of Korcula town on Korcula Island. The town has got typical round defensive towers and compact cluster of red-roofed houses. It is a really peaceful place to walk around.

July 24th. Orebic Town on Peljesac Peninsula. The town is known for the beautiful and luxurious houses built by prosperous retired sea captains. It is also famous for its beaches (a couple of sandy ones!!) so we enjoyed a bit of lazing in the sun.

It's lovely to swim in the sea when it's so hot but beware of the sea urchins!! (That explains why it always took us about 10 minutes to figure out a way of getting into the sea on a urchin free basis!!)

The Opel Corsa we rented to go around the country...


July 25th and 26th. Visit of Dubrovnik and its surroundings. View of the medieval city center.

The clock tower dominates a square at the end of "Placa", the main street.


View on the roofs of the city from the top of the city walls. Although they were bombed during the civil war in 1991, the houses were rebuilt just as they were before with the help of Unesco and the international community.

Visit of Cavtat, a little town about 15km from Dubrovnik. The marina was full of luxurious and splendid sailboats, yachts,etc... Our favourite was the "Only Now", we spent about 1hour watching it and its crew until it finally left...

July26th. Drive back to Split.
The Diocletian Palace

The "Loggia"

July 27th. Our last day. We decided to stay in Trogir which is a small town close to the airport. It's much cosier than Split and its awful surroundings loaded with "Russian style" buildings.

Lazy Sunday Afternoon at My Grand Parents'

The weather was (finally) nice yesterday so with Julie (my sister), we decided to pay a little visit to our grand parents who live about 1h drive from Brussels. Our Grand Mother (Grany) is the best cook ever, so we had a very nice meal and then spent some time chatting and sunbathing on the terrace. Our Aunt Patricia was there as well.

While the Ladies were gossiping outside, my Grand Dad stayed inside because he loves watching "Le tour de France" on television. It's a very famous bicycle race that takes place every summer. Personnally I find it dull and boring but according to him, it's full of suspense and the sceneries are wonderful (that I believe!).

Weekend in Paris

Last weekend Nathalie (one of my best friends) and I went to Paris in Vanessa's appartement (she's Nathalie's sister and another of my best friends!). Basically we walked around town (we already know most of the touristic places) and did a bit of shopping...

Nathalie, very proud of her new watch!!

Centre Pompidou in Beaubourg (Museum of Modern Arts)

Quai Saint Michel (very close to Notre Dame Cathedral)

Waiting for the subway... Even on a Sunday, it is packed with people!!

Thank you Vanessa for lending us your wonderfully cosy appartement and allowing us to spend a quiet weekend!!

My Job!

I work as a physiotherapist in a private practice. I only work with children from about 6-9 months to 12 years of age. We specialize into pediatrics and psychomotricity. Our little patients suffer from developmental disorders such as minor motor malfunctioning, attention disorders, hyperactivity, spatial disorders, writing disorders, visuo spatial processing disorders and so on. Most of them come twice a week for a 30 minutes session. The treatments last from about 3 months to a couple of years... Those children go to normal school and look perfectly normal. They just have little problems that could have bad consequences on their future if not taken care of. It is a very rewarding job since the process of growth itself makes things improve. I always have to be inventive and imaginative so I never get bored.
The photo is of one of the 4 rooms we have (there are 5 of us working there most of the time). We have plenty of games, furnitures and special accessories which make the children love their treatments. They actually have a lot of fun while they work!

Cotignac in Provence (South of France)

Christoph Oesterheld from Germany (in Zim, he stayed in Bulawayo!) was with us. His French is brilliant and it was really great having him there!!

There's nothing better than a cool beer or a French pastis with a deck of cards after a hard day of painting...

Painters at work!

In July 2005, just after my parents got the house, we went there with a bunch of friends to enjoy the region and to paint every single wall of the building (it was a lot of work but we still "managed" to have fun...)

Cotignac is a small town in the South of France where we've been going on holidays for about ten years. My parents are in love with the place so last year they decided to buy a house there so they could spend more time down South. They go there very often even though it's a 1000km's drive from Belgium but they tend to fly as well.

Whom I live with...

Sébastien and I have been going out together for a little more than three years. We moved in the appartment together last year. He's turning 29 on Sunday(!) and works as a senior auditor at Price Waterhouse and Coopers in Brussels.

A good thing about him (apart from being handsome, funny and clever!!) is that he knows how to iron his clothes... :)

Where I live

I live in a nice little appartment in Brussels. It is a quiet area close to where I work. I've been staying there for a year now and I enjoy the place very much.

The dining room

The kitchen

The living room

The address is :
142 rue de la Cambre
1200 Bruxelles

You are welcome at anytime!