A Belgian friend of mine recently referred to Wallonia as “Down Under”. In literal terms, the french-speaking region of Belgium is hardly the other side of the world (despite the recent political situation) and in only just over an hour, we were really down under…

.. in Blegny mine. A working mine up until 1980, it was then converted into a tourist attraction giving everyone the chance to experience the rather grim conditions of coal mining. Continue reading »