The 24 hour Velo at Louvain-la-Neuve

The 24 hr velo (24 hour bicycling) is the BIGGEST STUDENT PARTY in Belgium.

The event, which regularly draws upwards of 100,000 students to the city, runs annually from 2pm Wednesday to 2pm Thursday some time in October.

The starting concept was simple, to race for 24 hours on a bike.

Nowadays, competitiors are separated in three categories:
(i) Racers, that race seriously.
(ii) Folk bikes, including decorated bikes and home built contraptions.
(iii) Charity racers raising money for humanitarian causes.

600 policemen come from outside the city to manage law and order during those 24 hours.
A large number of special trains run to Louvain-la-Neuve on that day.

Photo - Jasvinder Singh

Hurrah ... its a goal finally !!!

The black forests at Freiburg on a rainy and foggy afternoon; and on the last day for tourists in 2006

Malmo - the city of the 'Turning Torso'

Bicycle stand near railway station - the bicycle stand near the Amsterdam Central station was way bigger than this

Copenhagen by night

Trivia: The element hafnium is named after the city's Latin name, Hafnia

Amsterdam - the land of canals, bicycles, X, X and X

Potpourri - 2

A haunted house ???

The sunrise near the river Rhine.
There was a slight bend in the road - as a result the trails of the rear lights (red) appear tapered from right to centre ... & those for the front lights appear tapered from left to centre

The best viewing balcony in Europe ( @ Luxembourg)

Pictures from the sky

Identify the cities....
(1) San Diego, California (2) New Delhi (3) New York (4) Paris (5) Hyderabad

The world's largest ice caves @ Eisriesenwelt Werfen

The outside world - from the entrance to the cave

A Polar Bear ?

Oostende

The turbanator balancing a lighthouse on his turban