Showing posts with label tongeren. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tongeren. Show all posts

Friday, March 19, 2010

Lance Armstrong On Kornheiser: ‘Punkass Chump’







Fresh off his ESPN double secret probation for mocking Hannah Storm's 1960s-inspired go-go outfits, Tony Kornheiser is at it again; letting his mouth lead him where he probably shouldn't go.

"When three or four of these people start riding abreast, I swear to you, it's all you can do to not run them down! Like Wile E. Coyote! Run 'em over! Get the hell out of my way!", some people took it the wrong way.

Like, for one, Lance Armstrong. From his Twitter account:
Listening to Tony Kornheiser's comments/rant on ESPN radio re: cyclists. Disgusting, ignorant, foolish. What a complete f-ing idiot.

And this all happens the same day we have four cyclists killed by a frikn tractor here in Belgium. It happened in Flanders in Bochholt, which is near Tongeren, so what I can gather with my limited Dutch from this news story is he was transporting those bales of hay you see in the picture and had limited visibility. He drove right over a pack of ten cyclists, killing four of them. There is video in French below the pictures.




Saturday, August 11, 2007

The Sunday Antique Market in Tongeren

Every Sunday morning from 6am till noon the small town of Tongeren comes to life. The Sunday antique market follows the streets around the old town wall, fills squares and two huge halls with dealers’ stalls.
I was pleasantly surprised while inspecting the different items on offer — the quality was very good and the selection truly enormous. Prices were also reasonable — a marked difference compared with Brussels.
Tongeren is Belgium’s oldest town. It is an hour’s drive from Brussels, between Leuven and Liège.
The town was established on the site where Julius Caesar had his military camp during the conquest of Gallia. Ceasar faced courageous opposition from area’s own son, chief Ambiorix, who is still today prominently represented by a tall statue on the central square in Tongeren.
The market is located mainly in Leopoldwal and Middeleeuwsewallen on the east side of the town near the railway station.
Driving directions: to get to Tongeren from Brussels take E40 to the direction of Liège and take exit 29 at Waremme, turning towards Tongeren to N69.