Thirty-nine Steps

As requested, in English

Last Sunday, we used our BONGO-box (gift voucher) for a breakfast at the SMAK café. Very nice indeed, complete with champagne and all. The fact that both Sophie and I are now ill most probably has something to do with the food there, but while we were eating it, we couldn’t possibly have known this and enjoyed it very much.

Afterwards, we had a walk in the park nearby. It had been years since I’d been there and though the Citadelpark is now more known for its “visits during night” (read: gay meeting point), it’s quite a nice place during the daytime. Ideal for a Sunday morning stroll…

I’ve always liked the kiosk in particular. It is visible from the nearby ring road and when we used to drive by when I was a child I used to ask my parents what it was for. “For playing music”. Now it is nothing more than a memory of some distant turn of the century. With some imagination you can still see ladies and gentlemen of that time stroll in the park and halt briefly to listen to the band. It’s not in very good shape now (actually it’s in desperate need of restoring), it’s rarely ever used and although the gate was locked, Andreas and I did some wee trespassing. If the city of Gent doesn’t act soon, this kiosk too will be just a memory…