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Beautiful pictures of nature … but a totally different feeling when you switch on the audio

I really love Estonia (Europe). It’s a beautiful country, with a lot of green areas, woods, nature parks, reserves. Fantastic. … More

cars, estonia, Europe, highway, Lahemaa, Narva, nature, noise, park, proximity, tallinn, trees, viru, viru raba parkla, wood

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

My dad already tried to put sound on the political agenda in Antwerp in the late seventies

This evening, I have to pick up my daughters after I left my client’s office in the vicinity of Brussels. … More

Antwerp, Arthur Lagast, Brussels, cars, Craeybeckx-tunnel, E19, Edegem, highway, Jules Moretuslei, main road, Mortsel, petition, R11, ring, silence, silence diary, silent, sound, Spoorweglaan, trucks, Wilrijk

Same place as last week (but at night this time)

Last week, I wrote about the cars passing by on a parking lot somewhere south of Rotterdam. Tonight, I was … More

car, cars, highway, main road, noise, Rotterdam, silence, silent, sound, the netherlands

Nightly noise pressure from the A20 can be heard several kilometers further

Before going to bed in my B&B in Schipluiden near Rotterdam (The Netherlands), I opened the front door of my … More

A20, bedroom, car, cars, highway, house, main road, night, noise, rest, Rotterdam, silence, silent, sleep, sound, the netherlands, truck, trucks

Some cars make less noise than others

I am in Hoek van Holland in the Netherlands now. Somewhere between Rotterdam and the Dutch coast. Close before sunset … More

car, cars, engine, highway, holland, main road, major road, noise, road, Rotterdam, silence, silent, sound, the netherlands, tires, truck

Idyllic yet noisy town

Tonight I had dinner in Kraainem. First time ever. I had heard the name many times before, and now I … More

airplane, Belgium, Brussels, city, city center, Europe, highway, Kraainem, main road, noise, pressure, restaurant, road, sound, street, terrace, Zaventem

Petition for a highway roof … with an open air concert?

Tonight, I switched on the TV to check the news. After the topic on the exciting Sweden elections, I heard … More

amplified music, Antwerp, cars, concert, festival, Flanders, health, highway, loudspeaker, music, noise, PA, park, recreation, rest, ring, Ringland, silence, silent

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