Tag Archives: History

Montpellier

Posted on March 30, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

A post on the Functional Ecology conference in Montpellier, organised by AnaEE France. Montpellier, the city that opened up the views on the interesting topic of functional ecology (the theme of the 3-day conference I attended here this week). A … Continue reading →

Posted in France | Tagged Architecture, Cities, Citytrip, Ecology, Europe, France, Functional ecology, Global, History, Montpellier, Science, Travel | Leave a comment

From Vianden to home

Posted on September 22, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

On the hill overlooking the beautiful village of Vianden stands a black locust, Robinia pseudoacacia, a North-American tree introduced all over the world for gardening purposes. With its nice feathered leaves obscuring the view from the viewpoint, it made a … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxemburg | Tagged Architecture, Castle, Ecology, History, Invasive species, Luxembourg, Nature, Photography, Science, Travel | Leave a comment

Dinner with a view

Posted on September 16, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

While my previous post was a shout-out for all the fantastic science being presented here at the Neobiota conference in Luxembourg, this one can be short: just how amazing is this as a location for a conference dinner!? Dining between armours, giant … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxemburg | Tagged Architecture, Castle, Conference, History, Luxembourg, Photography, Travel, Vianden | 2 Comments

There is no place like

Posted on August 19, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

…home. The summer is for fieldwork and conferences. For a mountain ecologist based in Belgium, that means a lot of travelling. To the mountains. To other like-minded scientists. All that travelling might very well be the most exciting part of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Architecture, Belgium, Buildings, Hiking, History, Landscape photography, Landscapes, Nature, Outdoors, Plants, Summer, Travel | 5 Comments

Lessons from history

Posted on February 10, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

The Celts had been there. The Romans. Napoleon III. Soldiers had built stairs there for the German emperor. Century after century, people had climbed Le Grand Donon to overlook the world. It had made for a mythical place, one where … Continue reading →

Posted in France | Tagged Ecology, France, Hiking, History, Landscape photography, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Snow, Travel, Travelling, Winter | 11 Comments

Princess of the north

Posted on January 20, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

I know, I know, every city is the most beautiful city in the whole world if you view it the correct light. But there is a lot that plays in the advantage of Amiens, if there would be a beauty contest. … Continue reading →

Posted in France | Tagged Amiens, Architecture, Cathedral, City, Europe, France, History, Landscape photography, PhD, Photography, Travel, Travel photography | 10 Comments

Tourist in my own city

Posted on October 19, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

On a beautiful Friday in October, I had the chance to spend my afternoon at the city campus of our own University of Antwerp to attend a PhD defence from a colleague. The sun was shining bright and I was eager to … Continue reading →