The Dragon of Male

Once there was an underground passage that connected the Saint Basil's Chapel with the duke's fortress in Male. To each condemned man was offered his freedom if only he could escape along this passage. But the passageway was home to a fierce dragon. One prisoner pondered long over his attempt and clothed himself in a shell of countless shards of glass and mirror. The dragon saw itself reflected hundredfold in the shards and immediately took flight. The prisoner was celebrated as a hero and the dragon was never seen again.

Installment #3 - Brussels, Brugge & Trier

September 19th 2006
On August 29th I walked into the Amsterdam Central Station at 6:30 am on the dot. Seven minutes too late for the first train to Brussels. The next train wasn’t for another hour, so I made myself cozy and pulled out my book. I was reading “The Sucker’s Kiss,” which I had started on my ride to Amsterdam. I found it a little ironic that the main character made his living as a pick-pocket ... read more

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Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830 and was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. It has prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Tensions bet... ... read more

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