Belgian Art Deco. Living in style.

Gorgeous silver plated set of two one cup dripolaters from the late thirties.

They come with a tray and cookie jar. Still fully functional. Set comes with instructions.

Produced by Wiskemann Brussels, glasses provided by Durobor (one spare glass included).

Condition: very good but used vintage condition. Normal signs of use. The cookie jar seems not an original part of the set, and has a bit of a dent on the lid.

Dimensions:

Dripolators: height: 20cms/8inches

diameter: 7cms/2.75inches

cookie jar: height: 5.5cms/2.15inches

diameter: 11cms/4.30inches

tray: lenght: 32.5cms/12.80inches

width: 23.5cms/9.25inches

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Manneken Pis!

A happy tourist in Brussels!

   

Escaping in Brussels

Morning paper and morning cigarette, this man's way to escape

stressing city life for a moment!

 


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Ballooning Brussels

The Marollen (Marolles) is an old neighbourhood in Brussels, just nearby the palace of Justice. Known for its lovely antiques shops and cosy pubs, it's also a vivid place where young people can make a lot of fun. Walking a balloon or a giant is a good start to get in the mood.

The Marollen/Marolles

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Brussels, with a water tap or two....

Brussels must have been a small place in early medieval times, as its name is derived from "Broekzele", which means something like "Farm -in- the- Moors". Doña B. and I love to visit Brussels during a summer weekend. Apart from the touristic Grand Place and its surroundings, the town is empty, because most of the Brusselians spend their weekend at the coast. The perfect moment to explore this very interesting city.
One of loveliest places is the Leopold park, just behind the European Parliament Mall. We crossed it on our way to find some decent breakfast, and when passing the Mall itself we noticed a water tap on a very prominent place at the entrance of the building.

European Parliament with a tap

Before going back home, we decided to see Manneken Pis -for some reason we always pay him a visit before leaving Brussels- , mostly because watching the crowd of tourist around him is great fun. The "Manneken" himself is nada.
As he was disguised as a kind of fantasy warrior, complete with mask and all, and only his most famous anatomical part visible to the public, we saw a bunch of very disappointed Russian ladies and one Spanish tourist who got acquainted with a better version of the little fellow.
I couldn't help noticing Manneken Pis and the European Parliament do have something in common. They are both the proud owners of a decent water tap!

Happy Spanish tourist

Disappointed Russians