Here is a graph, summarizing my amazing weekend. The legal threshold in Belgium (Walloon Region) is 40 dB(A) at night and 50 dB(A) during the day. Not a single moment of respite, calm or serenity. We no longer know what to do. It is driving us crazy.

The building to which these machines are attached is empty from 5 pm to 8 am, and at weekends. Yet the machines continue to run throughout the night, despite the absence of any occupants, exposing nearby residents to continuous noise well above the legal limits.

#nightmare #NoisePollution #PublicHealth #Wallonia #QualityOfLife

View of the medieval castle of Bouillon from the Semois river.
Bouillon, Belgium 01/2026.
#Wallonia #Belgium #MedievalCastle #Castle #History #Heritage #Nature #Landscape #River #OldStone
Sixth day of Wallonia bus-drivers’ strike cripples TEC network across French-speaking Belgium

A rolling, union-led strike at Wallonia’s TEC bus company entered its sixth day on 31 January, cancelling more than two-thirds of services in key districts and threatening to last into next week. The walkout protests government cost-cutting plans and is already forcing employers to activate tele-work and contingency travel arrangements. Continued disruption could affect cross-border commuters and logistics chains that rely on TEC’s network.

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#cat #window #facade #home #Hamois #wallonia #wallonie #belgi. Between Natoye and Ciney, 31km
Namur reminded us quite a bit of Grenoble, which we visited in November. Like Grenoble, it has a big fortress atop a hill. And the fortress can be accessed by a gondola which goes over a river next to the lower terminal. There's plenty more to say about the Citadelle de Namur but this is good for now! #CitadelleDeNamur #Namur #Wallonia #Belgium