Cauliflower and Romanesco Broccoli

This morning, my husband and I visited the weekly Sunday Market.  We had a list and a plan, but really we follows those anyway?  We knew we wanted some fruit, drinks, and eggs.  

But, we found cauliflower and thought of some amazing recipes we have eaten in the past out of the book Well Fed 2, one of our favorites and the one recipe book we brought with us from the U.S.!  So, we bought more than we need of course, but here they are two heads of cauliflower that we found for a total of only 3,00€.  In the picture below, are the two we purchased, on the left, a fractal, green kind of cauliflower and the right, white head of cauliflower that I know many people have seen numerous times in the past.  Because we had never seen the type of cauliflower pictured on the left, before visiting Europe (we did actually taste it for the first time in Luxembourg) I did take the time to look it up, finding it on Wikipedia as Romanesco Broccoli it was interesting to read that it was first documented in Italy.  I have added an additional, close up shot of the Romanesco Broccoli below.  

Belgian Waffles

In the United States, if you order a "Belgian waffle" you will probably be eating breakfast and get a thick waffle, with syrup and maybe some fruit on top.  If you order a "Belgian waffle" in Belgium, people might look at you like you are crazy.  There are waffles, all over the place, but not the same as what we know of as "Belgian waffles."  Here, in Belgium, you could easily find waffles around the city and even in vending machines.

This is an example of a vending machine waffle, one that is covered in chocolate.  It is wrapped still and produced by Doly.

Although, I would highly suggest buying a waffle or "gaufre" as it is in French (which is the language spoken in this area) from a local bakery, they are quite tasty at the local shops!  Pictured below are two waffles purchased from a local bakery.  On the left is pictured a waffle with sugar and on the right a waffle stuffed with apples and a cup of coconut milk (both are on paper plates and eaten at home).

La Batte Sunday Market, Liège

The market in Liege, Belgium, La Batte Sunday Market, Liège found at this link....

http://www.opt.be/informations/events-liege-la-batte-sunday-market-liege/en/E/20785.html

 

 

Panoramic view of part of the market, the La Meuse river on the right.

View of market equipment with river on the right.

View of the market.

Freighter seen on the river during the market.

Archeoforum in Liege, Belgium

Place Saint-Lambert.  Pictured here: a panoramic view of the
square.  On the left, the Palaise Provincial (the Prince Bishop's Palace),
on the right a park fountain and more city buildings behind.

 

A close up of the Palaise Provincial, the home of the City Government. 
The clock chimed "Jingle Bell's on the 10th of January! Pictured here,
renaissance style entranceway with two levels and clock tower on top. 

 

Park fountain, rock like mounds with running water.

Interesting towers that encapsulate electronics, unknown
specific use, possibly storage for area lighting equipment.

Tactile Domes for the Blind or Visually Impaired Traveler

Street intersection showing tactile domes and perpendicular
tactile markings that help guide the visually impaired
traveler to the tactile domes at the street crossings.

La Lumiere

La Lumiere
This is the sign in front of La Lumiere,
http://www.lalumiere.be/fr
"The Light" as it would be said in English is one of the places
in the city that works with people who are blind and visually impaired.
 

Bpost, Mailbox
Pictured here a red mail box with slit in front
all on one central post for support. 

Rue Pont-D'Avroy

Rue Pont-D'Avroy
The right of the photo has a no entrance sign in the
foreground of the pedestrian focused street behind. 
Shops of all kinds line each side of the street,
with "Grill" legible on the right.

Studio Apartment Kitchen

Studio Apartment Kitchen, shown in picture,
entrance door, small trashcan next to sink,
mini fridge, 2 burner electric hot plates,
and two shelves above for storage.  Past the
kitchen to the left of the image is the entrance to
the bathroom with a only sink and shower .

Groceries

Groceries shown in a typical reusable grocery bag.