©Barry Sandland/TIMB – But we all knew this about our bikes, anyway
Seen at the “Une Autre Chose” demonstration. Not sure if they were referring to the bikes, or the life Continue reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2016
That silly numeric about cars and bikes
©Barry Sandland/.TIMB – Ever wonder where the traffic jams come from?
Numbers are wonderful facts. At the “Une Autre Chose” march last week, there was a caravan of cardboard cut-outs, suggesting a better Continue reading
This is not a terrorist vehicle
©Barry Sandland/TIMB – So many people have come to the memorial site by bicycle.
Every day, at the memorial site here in Brussels, you can see people coming on bicycles. As solo riders, with friend or friends, there is a constant Continue reading
Hooligans and the fascist invasion in Brussels
©Barry Sandland/TIMB – I chose to make this photo anonymous, but his protests to the hooligans was vocal and immediate.
“Everything was so nice until they came here.”
Well, “Another Way” might have to wait another day our two.
And now for a completely different life
©Barry Sandland/TIMB – A massive Belgian gathering in search of another way
This has been an unusual and difficult period here in Brussels. A week ago, I was readying the site for two posts about simultaneous events in Brussels as I saw football hooligans rioting in the city centre, while a Continue reading
When your father turns his back, take his bike
©Barry Sandland/TIMB – When faced with violence, chat about bicycles. It is more fun.
“The bike belongs to my father. Well, it belongs to me now. I don’t think he can ride it any more.”
Photographer’s notes: We were at the football violence, watching Continue reading
On a day like today, take the bike
©Barry Sandland/TIMB – On the day of the Brussels bombings, I was riding through a local area and saw this man and had to stop for a chat.
“I am not always on the bike. I have a bad hip. I do not live that a far from here, but today. you cannot take a car today. I took the bike.”
Photographer’s notes: I was riding the bike about the city on the day of the recent bombings here in Brussels and Continue reading
Moments of contact that can ease the day
©Barry Sandland/TIMB – This is what mass of cycling advocates look like when gathering spontaneously.
“We should be having more and more meetings outside.” Continue reading
The double-header bike event for Brussels students
©Barry Sandland/TIMB – The bike sale for all Brussels students – and anyone else looking for a new ride.
EVENT CANCELLED
The Bourse has been a key point for three separate events in Brussels, this week. On Sunday, violence with football supporters on the day of the Belgian Cup Final. Two days later, the square was filled with people in solidarity after Continue reading
Post-bomb bike ride in Brussels
©Barry Sandland/TIMB – Cars in gridlock and bikes wait their riders. The European Parliament area a couple of hours after the bombings.
BRUSSELS ATTACK: Brussels was rocked this morning with two explosions, targeting the Zaventum airport and the metro station in the heart of the European Parliament district. Scores of people were killed or injured in the two Continue reading
