Street Heroes

Quirky Belgium

Street Heroes is an urban football tournament where the name of the game is to nutmeg your opponent.
Photo by John Weaver

The fancy footwork on display at the Belgian Street Heroes tournament isn’t just about showing off. The name of the game is to panna, or “nutmeg,” your opponent. In other words, you have to get the ball between their legs. 

Ships ahoy!

Pic of the week

Large ship arriving into Antwerp harbor with people holding onto the masts.  Photo by John Weaver

You never know what you're going to see when you walk along the Schelde river in Antwerp. 

Urban meadow

Quirky Belgium

Boerderij van het Maximiliaanpark Photos by John Weaver

Leave the city without leaving the city! This little farm, the Boerderij van het Maximiliaanpark (Ferme du Parc Maximilien), is right in the center of Brussels and a real hidden treasure in an otherwise urban jungle of cars and concrete. 

Humo’s Rock Rally 2014

Quirky Belgium

Humo Rock Rally, Hazy Hands Photos by John Weaver

10 bands, 3 songs each, a packed crowd – the battle was on for 25,000 euros and the chance to become the next big thing last Sunday at the Humo Rock Rally, Belgium’s ultimate battle of the bands competition.