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Tag: Antwerp

Electric city tour bus keeps it quiet

I was in Antwerp recently, when I suddenly saw a bus driving my way. I did not hear it. I … More

Antwerp, Belgium, bus, cars, city, city center, city centre, city marketing, city tourism, electric, Europe, excursion, Flanders, noise, respect, silent, sound, tour, tourism, traffic

Inner-city churches are often quiet places in town

I have been downloading my google pictures on my apple environment this afternoon. It was high time to get them … More

Antwerp, baroque, Belgium, calm, car, Carolus Boromeus, church, city, classic music, Europe, Flanders, inner city, listen, music, noise, quiet, reflecting, relaxing, silence, silence diary, sound, street, town, truck

Lounge ‘musak’ helps to create a relaxing atmosphere

Every month I spend some days in our Antwerp (Belgium, Europe) office. That’s also why I stay in the hotel … More

Antwerp, Belgium, co-working, co-working space, company, Europe, Flanders, lounge, music, noise, office, silence, silence diary, sound, work, working, workplace

Morning breakfast with a lot of respectful people

Some days ago, I mentioned a morning breakfast in an Estonia top-class hotel that was ruined by some blokes wanting … More

Antwerp, Belgium, breakfast, breakfast room, chat, Europe, Flanders, guest, guests, hotel, noise, quiet, relaxed, respect, Rubens hotel, silence, silent, talk, talking

Sound of birds simulates green park feeling in inner-city car park

I took me a while, yesterday, before I noticed where the birds were. On the top floor of an inner-city … More

Antwerp, Belgium, birds, car park, cars, Europe, Flanders, green, inner city, loudspeaker, park, relax, silence diary, singing, sound

Inner-city courtyard creates little quiet oasis

Today, we were strolling in the busy city center of Antwerp. Saturday afternoon. People everywhere. Streets and shops overcrowded. When … More

Antwerp, Belgium, courtyard, design, Flanders, inner city, quiet, shop, silence, silence diary

A beautiful morning in Antwerp

Yesterday, I was lucky. Last time I stayed in this hotel, the new receptionist had messed up, and even more, … More

Antwerp, Belgium, construction, construction site, driving, engine, Europe, Flanders, ground, hotel, house, inner city, machine, noise, pile driver, piles, Rubens hotel, sound, sun, tunnel

Silent Archive of Antwerp fashion designer Dries Van Noten is an interesting experience

I was googling to get the reference point on certain of my keywords. The search term ‘silence diary’ is on … More

Antwerp, Belgium, dress, Dries Van Noten, Europe, fashion show, Flanders, google, loud, music, silence, silence diary, silent, silent archive

Craeybeckx-tunnel exhaust outlets produce a lot of background noise

The picture shows one of the exhaust outlets of the Craeybeckx-tunnel that connects the E19 between Brussels and Antwerp to … More

Antwerp, Belgium, Brussels, cars, Craeybeckx-tunnel, E19, Europe, exhaust, exhaust outlet, Flanders, green lung, highway, house, neighbors, noise, outlet, park, R1, silence, silence diary, silent, sound, trucks, Wilrijk

This driver did not live to tell it … I still remember the sound more than 30 years later

One of the pictures I found yesterday in the folder of my dad’s little anti-noise action, shows a truck that … More

Antwerp, brakes, container, E10, E19, highway, home, main road, noise, R11, road, room, screeching, silence, silence diary, silent, sound, squealing, study, tires, traffic, truck, victim, Wilrijk

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