Good old Leopold! If it hadn't been for him we would never have seen Apocalypse Now!
There were Belgae living in Britain even before Caesar came here. They were friends with the Parisii. Caesar said the Belgae were the bravest of all the Galic tribes because they were complete strangers to civilisation, and were constantly at war with the Germans. <http://www.bulledair.com/planches/planche_asterix24_1107018323_4426d> And where would we be without lambic, gueuze, Jacques Brel and Poirot? B > > Today is Belgium's national holiday. On Juli 21, 1831, King Leopold I was > introduced and Belgium was, so to speak, officially opened. > > There wil be the usual parade in Brussels this afternoon, with King Albert II, > the armed forces, and the popuation, and there'll be "la drache nationale", > the taditional rainshower going down on them all. > It's alreay on its way up from Northern France. > > Une joyeuse fête nationale/een gelukkige nationale feestdag! > > And may there be many more to come. > > Ralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
