We started by visiting the old city.

On day 2, we traveled with a small ship to some of the Egadic islands: Favignana and Levanzo.

On day 3 we traveled back in time and visited the Greek temples of Selinunte.

On the way back to the hotel, we stopped at some salt pans to see the sun set.

Unfortunately, day 4 was a bit rainy, and this shortened our walk in the Zingaro natural reserve.

On day 5 we went up by cable car to visit the town of Erice, which offered a nice view over Trapani and its surroundings.

From there, it was a short hop to Segesta, another location with a Greek temple and an amphitheater.

On day 6 we visited Marsala where the famous wine is made.

On the final day we had to drive to Catania airport. We stopped at Enna, the highest town in Sicily, with a view on the Etna volcano.

It was a great trip, with a lot of fun and of course great food.

The Red Bull Collection contains a lot of beautiful aircraft, and they were displayed in a graceful manner in front of a huge crowd alongside the Danube river.

The Red Devils performed their low-level routine, since this is not an airshow.

It was also the very last appearance of the French Ramex Delta Tactical Display Team (on Mirage 2000N).

After that we traveled to Chili and visited the region of the lakes and the volcanoes.

The 38th Sanicole International Airshow on Sunday offered a lot of variation, from classic to modern aircraft, both civil and military. This cannot be illustrated much better than with Breitling's Constellation leading the Patrouille Suisse.

Next we stopped at a tunnel that is still in use to tow ships through a hill.
The tower is a ship that electrically pulls itself using a chain in the canal.

Finally we stopped in Le Quesnoy, a fortified city.
While the walls are being restored, a lot of the water around is changed into a parc.

The weather on Sunday was really nice so that we could enjoy this "mini-airshow".

Meanwhile regular commercial activities were still ongoing at the International Airport.

On route we stopped in Germany, visiting Günzburg, Obersalzberg and Regensburg.

The air force managed to invite 4 demonstration teams to the event: Patrouille Suisse, Frecce Tricolori, Red Arrows and Patrouille de France. Unfortunately we missed the display of the Italian team because we were visiting the cargo hold of a C-17 Globemaster III (next time, we should take a closer look at the display schedule).

Indonesia is a great country to travel to. There are many possibilities (ranging from cultural visits, walks in the wonderful nature and leisure time) in a warm and relaxed atmosphere. The Indonesian people are very friendly and service-minded. I also spent a few days in Singapore, which looks quite futuristic from certain angles, offering a lot of photo opportunities.

One of these pictures has also been published online on Flightglobal.com:

The Sanicole International Airshow on Sunday had some special visitors, like the B-52 bomber, the Saab Viggen vintage fighter and Hannes Arch flying his Edge aircraft really on the edge!

The beautiful weather provided a good ending of the airshow season.

Although I enjoyed my visit I must admit that I was much more surprised by the molding shop. No airplane models this time but a vast collection of well-know statues, all replicas of course, but what a craftmanship is required to build the molds and reproduce the statues. As a matter of fact, the molding shop in Brussels has over 40.000 molds in stock. This makes it unique in Europe; only Berlin has a similar shop and Paris (although much smaller).

After a small lunch on Tervueren Avenue I visited the Air Museum which did not offer much new, but the ongoing works made it clear that big parts of the museum are being renewed.