What seemed to start and finish as a perfectly harmonic and calm day on the most peaceful island of Paradise on Earth turned into an unexpected drama within a few minutes. I spent this day on Kaua'i, with a boat cruise to an enchanted grotto, coffee tasting on a plantation, and breathtaking views of Waimea Canyon under a full rainbow. I already ordered dessert at a friendly hippie bar in Kapa'a, when I got curious why everyone else is gathered in front of the TV screen and staring at it amid frequent exclamations of schlock and awe.

It turned out that they were staring at the live images from the earthquake and the subsequent tsunami hitting the coasts of Japan.

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Do you want to know more about Belgium? from Jerome de Gerlache on Vimeo.

Nobody should tell me ever again that there aren't too many bikes in Brussels. I can confirm: there are enough. There are just too many cars on a regular day, that's why you can't see them.

Not so, on car free sundays, though. So I decided to enjoy the unique atmosphere of this day and did this spontaneous ride (33.5 km) around the city:

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Gefunden auf Spiegel Online: “(…) erkannten Staaten wie China, Indien und Brasilien (…) erstmals an, dass die globale Durchschnittstemperatur nicht über zwei Grad Celsius steigen dürfe.”

Ich bin auch dafür, die globale Erwärmung zu bekämpen – aber eine Durchschnittstemperatur von 2 °C wäre mir dann doch ein wenig zu kalt…