FONDATION FELON SOLVAY PARK - Our World

Only a few km far from home we have a beautiful park, the Solvay park, with its beautiful castle.
The park is huge, 91 ha (227 acres)

A part of it contains the "Fondation Felon"



where the Belgian artist Jean-Michel Folon put more than five hundred works, in the farm of the castle of La Hulpe. This charming and characteristic building in the middle of the marvellous Solvay Park is home to more than forty years of creation.

But we didn't visit the foundation, for that the weather was too sunny, we just walked around the farm through the woods and fields.



Everything looked so green and fresh ! It's spring !







On the flat areas of the park a kite competition took place and we watched them flying.



We walked inside the farm and looked at the old stables and coaches which were standing there.



Lots of people had the same idea as we had and after our long walk we had a drink in the part of the farm which has been converted to a restaurant.



On our way back we watched the ducks and huge carps (real monsters) and the atelier where children built little kites.

WHAT DID YOU DO THIS WEEKEND ?

When our guests from Southern France where gone, I was surprised that I wasn't that tired as we have visited a lot this last day ! As it was so hot and I didn't want to move anymore I sorted out the pictures I had taken the day before.



We had a look on the Royal Palace in Brussels which is the official "office" of King Albert II




Then I drove to the other side of Brussels to visit the Basilica of Koekelberg on Koekelberg hill, which is a landmark on the Brussels skyline. It is the largest building in Art Deco style in the world





From there we visited the Atomium and had lunch under the huge balls.



While talking with her hands Claudie spilled her beer over her t-shirt which caused a lot of laughter !



After our little break we went over to Mini Europe, and "travelled" through 28 European countries in about 1 1/2 hour ! Here you see Paris and the Eiffel tower, just under the real Atomium !






Pierre tried to drive a boat somewhere in the Netherlands



And I was sitting in front of Westminster and Big Ben ! The little copies of these famous buildings are very well built !

On Sunday it was even more hot, we approached 37°C (98 F). Impossible to go out elsewhere then in a nice wood. We choose the Solvay Park, with a lot of wood.



It's a beautiful place with a castle, but we prefered to stay in the wood and after Charly's bath we set in this tavern and had a cool beer.



Nicole's dog Charly was more than happy to swim in the cool water of one of the ponds and tried to pull out the root of a tree. We were sitting on a bench and enjoyed the coolness of the wood.



Then Charly met another dog and his owner took us to a fountain, where the dogs cleaned themselves, or rather were pushed in and jumped out !



and then slowly we returned home. It was a real nice afternoon.