Date of Shot: 1 November 2018
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Court: Le Jardin Botanique
We made it!
All the way from Lausanne to Brussels. Planes and trains and automobiles, concerts, hikes, parties, new and old friends. Both tried and empowered, we made it.
Brussels was cold. The AirBnB we stayed in was almost decidedly haunted. I was actually quite ill at this point (caught a pretty nasty cold). But with warm waffles, cold beer, and some magic cold medicine provided by the local pharmacy, Kim and I reveled in my last few nights in Europe.
We found the good chocolate, danced to Shakey Graves on halloween, and drank beer out of a horn shaped glass.
We made our way back to the Shakey Graves venue, Le Botanique, the day after the show to find the advertised basketball court that supposedly lived in the gardens. It was a short walk, but in truth I was tired. A month of running about from country to country has that effect on you, I guess.
As we rounded the corner, we came up to the court and it was perfect. The only problem: it was closed. We couldn’t find an open entrance. It looked like maybe there was some construction work underway on the playground.
I was undeterred. It was about to start raining, so now was the time. I told Kim to wait for me, and well, let’s just say we got the shot.
This project was exceptionally fulfilling. It’s amazing, the places I found and the opportunities I had to meet people just by bringing my ball along and going out to find a court. I have appreciated the support every step of the way.
I still have one more post coming to wrap up this leg of the journey.
Thank you all for following along.
Much love,
Rae