The Man with No Time

"There is a curse.  They say: may you live in interesting times."  - Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times  Watching the news, both televisual and online, on Friday morning, the quote above popped into my head. Never has it seemed more appropriate.

So I found myself in Brussels over the weekend. Strange I know, but there was a reason for it, honest! Yesterday the project that employs me, the eta-Earth project, was having it's review meeting at the European Research Executive Agency in Brussels. As they pay me my boss thought that I should go along, and since I've never been to the city I decided that I'd spend the weekend there as well. It was fun, if slightly different to what I expected. Left: the central square by night, when it really comes alive. Right: the city hall, which is a fabulous building. (Credit: David Brown)