Well, a growing number of fitness-seekers in Flanders are doing just that. They have joined up to a type of yoga that has fast become all the rage in Brussels and Antwerp.
This is yoga, but not the type associated with candles burning in the background, gentle stretching and meditation. In fact – a young practice by yoga standards – it couldn’t be much further removed from the traditional image of yoga.
For a start, Bikram, or “hot yoga”, as it’s come to be called, is performed for 90 minutes in a room with the temperature set at 36 degrees.
Not only did I find my dress, I found a gold mine of fashion inspiration. Make sure to allow for plenty of time for a vintage trip, as part of the pleasure is exploring all the racks.
For a place known for fashion, vintage is no exception.
Because of fresh blooms in the spring and sublime colours in October, those are the months that attract the biggest crowds, so there are actually less visitors to the garden during the summer. On a weekday, you will hardly run into another soul on the 92 hectares, leaving you free to discover the immaculately groomed lawns, paths, waters and greenhouses that are home to 18,000 different kinds of plants.
When it comes to leisure time, the Flemish can usually be found diving headlong into the nearest pool, lake or sea-water as soon as the temperatures edge just a teeny bit above freezing.
A tour of the region's pools is like taking a step back in time as many of them have retained their original architecture. These are places to relax and soak up the beautiful atmosphere rather than just functional swimming pools.
The flowers at this particular market mostly come from Flanders with a number of imports from Holland. However, this isn't bargain-hunting time. Coming to this flower market means seeking out the finest horticulturalists in Belgium. Ann Verbrugge-Janssen of Lochristi says, "Only the best flower sellers survive in this market. If your products aren't good or aren't the best, you won't be back. There are too many excellent vendors for mediocrity to thrive."
The municipality consists of the six villages of 's-Gravenvoeren, Sint-Pieters-Voeren, Sint-Martens-Voeren, Moelingen, Teuven and Remersdal. The total population is a little over 4,000, with 's-Gravenvoeren being the largest and most populated of the six.
The current municipality of Voeren was not established until 1977. Before that date, the six villages were involved in a kind of linguistic tug-of-war, which unfortunately brought violence to this sleepy rural area.
For a start, Baarle-Hertog is not actually on the Belgium-Netherlands border at all. It lies a few kilometres inside the border. On the Dutch side. Yet, the village is very much part of Flanders.
Then there's its name. You enter the village and are welcomed not only to Baarle-Hertog but also to Baarle-Nassau. No, these are not different names for the same place, like with Gent/Gand or Bergen/Mons. Baarle-Hertog and Baarle-Nassau are different villages, but in the same location. Baarle-Hertog belongs to Flanders; Baarle-Nassau belongs to the Netherlands. Still with me?
That will not deter Belgium from sending a 72-strong delegation to the event, including 46 athletes in 11 disciplines, including, yes, beach handball and tug-of-war. In fact, Belgium has been represented at the games every year since they were launched in 1981.
Although it's celebrating 25 years, the famous festival's humble beginnings were actually 37 years ago when the local youth council organised a free stage in the early 1970s. Soon an independent youth club called De Boskar began offering guitar workshops and organising community events. Peer began to think a little bigger.
The roots of the Coronation date back centuries and are linked to the town's preoccupation with the mother of Jesus. It all started when Saint Maternus built a church in Tongeren in the 4th century AD, known as Prima cis Alpes Beatae Virgini consecrata, or the first church north of the Alps devoted to Mary.
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