Patrick McGuinness
@padrig.bsky.social
Writer, academic, endotic traveller. Books: Blood Feather 2023; Real Oxford 2021. Ghost Stations, CB Editions , Sept 2025. FRSL. Prof of French and Comp Lit, Oxford. Rep'd Peter Straus RCW.
Thank you! He seems to have got quite far in too...
November 20, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Thank you! He seems to have got quite far in too...
Took a couple of trams while there but missed a few of the gems!
November 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Took a couple of trams while there but missed a few of the gems!
and finally some details that speak of history but have been left behind: view from centre; famous house in decline; painting by Paulus (c. 1920s) of Charleroi as industrial Venice, and this poster expressing the links between art nouveau, heavy industry and colonialism.
November 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
and finally some details that speak of history but have been left behind: view from centre; famous house in decline; painting by Paulus (c. 1920s) of Charleroi as industrial Venice, and this poster expressing the links between art nouveau, heavy industry and colonialism.
The Palais des Beaux Arts; its Magritte Fresque; a sunset behind the bus station (another hill that isn't); the roads and trams weaving between and around the industry that's woven into the city
November 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The Palais des Beaux Arts; its Magritte Fresque; a sunset behind the bus station (another hill that isn't); the roads and trams weaving between and around the industry that's woven into the city
Yes, an unexpected slapstick bonus!
November 13, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Yes, an unexpected slapstick bonus!
True - I dont remember seeing many if any in the past...
November 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
True - I dont remember seeing many if any in the past...
@lieven.bsky.social just missed by a few minutes...
November 4, 2025 at 9:33 PM
@lieven.bsky.social just missed by a few minutes...
And some other autumn sights and colours
November 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
And some other autumn sights and colours