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Clans’ Days Ypres & Ooidonk

Published on 3 September 2015

It was the third time I attended the Clans’ Days in Ypres, and the second time in combination with the Schotse Dagen (Scottish Days) at castle Ooidonk near Deinze. But this time was quite special: it was the first time our clan chief, Donald MacLaren of MacLaren and Achleskine, attended as wel!

The Schotse Dagen started on Friday evening with a charity dinner on the castle grounds, with speeches, toasts, an auction, live music and lots of whisky. An unscheduled piece of music was performed by our own chief. He has no need for a ‘personal piper’, since he is a talented bagpipe player himself, specifically in the pibroch genre.

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In Ypres there was a nice addition to the usual clans’ march to the Menin Gate on Saturday: to give the chief an appropriate welcome, we invited the MacLaren Pipe Band Venlo.

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After the wreath laying at the Menin Gate and lunch, we went back to castle Ooidonck to man the clans’ tent and enjoy the Schotse Dagen.

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It was great to finally meet the chief, and I hope to see him again at some clan event in Scotland. Or maybe he liked the Belgian part of his clan so much he will visit Belgium again to attend one of the next Clans’ Days?

(photos by h–na, Liliane Hye and myself)

The Kelvingrove Bandstand

Published on 2 September 2015

oh-glasgow:

The Kelvingrove Bandstand November 2012 & August 2015.

I took the above two pictures, nearly three years apart. I like how it’s turned out. Plus, seeing and hearing Teenage Fanclub play ‘Did I Say’ here was a joy to behold.

City of Glasgow by Air

Published on 25 August 2015
https://player.vimeo.com/video/98803227

City of Glasgow by Air – Aerial Demo Vol. 4 (by Aerial Focus)

My girlfriend h–na discovered this video while watching videos on the Apple TV, and she considered it interesting enough to play it again for me. I was happy she did. 🙂

Nice aerial view of Glasgow, although mostly the area right next to the river Clyde. Quite some recognisable sights — albeit a from an unusual perspective — and you can even catch a glimpse of the Euro Hostels building, where we’ll be staying during our next trip!

(Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)