1,094 Comments for Fort de la Chartreuse

Very cool, the fading pencil sketches are quite interesting.

wow, that's a beautiful shot, Motts.

wow - that looks like it would have been so depressingly sparse when in use.

Thank you Marie!

This is at 12mm - almost a fisheye, but not quite.

I'm guessing they were painted by the Belgian army to brighten up the rooms / morale.

Behind me would be the tall iron gates that make up the entrance of the fort, and behind that is the memorial to the 49 Belgians that were shot and buried on site during the German occupation in WWII. The access road there leads down the hill and into the city of Liège.

my braaaiinn

This is the approximate translation of the original quote:
"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed."
(Chicago, IL, April 10, 1899)

Yes, I do see an umlaut carved there now that you've mentioned it, so it was most likely schön. And thank you for the correct farewell as well, I've updated the description.

It could be a day count. Although i can't recall ever seeing one like this. I'm at a loss.

SOAP DISPENSER!!!! LOLXD

Why buses? That's really puzzling. I guess the only person who knows why is whomever drew it.

Do you know what the writing on the top says?

Uh, ferns don't have branches dude. Trees do.