DISCOVERING OF A LITTLE VILLAGE

Coming back from visiting Mr. G in hospital, we were looking for a typical café in a little village and as we drove through Lasne near Waterloo we saw from far what we were looking for.

Lasne is a French-speaking municipality of Belgium located in the Walloon Region in the province of Walloon Brabant. It has about 14,000 inhabitants on an area of ​​4,700 hectares. It takes its name from the Lasne River and the valley.

The town and its neighborhood were the scene of the Battle of Waterloo, which saw the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte against his Prussian and British enemies.

In 2012 the municipality of Lasne was the eighth richest commune in Belgium ! And that we could see. Most of the farms were now very elegant villas, horses standing outside in the fields and big cars in front of the houses.



The countryside is really very beautiful and so close to Brussels ! Ideal for people who love the country and work in the city.




The church of Lasne



and the city hall



Inside the café "La Tartine" which means "A slice of bread" old photos from Lasne were hanging on the wall. I put the old and the new once side by side.



Apparently there had been a beach there too, but I couldn't find it, has probably been filled in with soil







And here was "La Tartine"



The room was old and looked as if the time had stood still. The open fire gave a nice heat.





The two owners were very funny and faked that they didn't want their picture taken !



There were many autographs hanging on the wall and in one menu card Belgians famous cartoonist Philip Geluck



His cat drawings and stories were translated into several languages and he is one of the best cartoonists in Europe.

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