"Stella Artois city, inhabited by... " a Leuven Travel Page by Norali

Where to start? It was a nice cold day, planned for Suri, our Indian VT friend who was touring Belgium for some days, for the second time. Same as during his last visit, some of the Belgian Vters met him for some days through Antwerp, Brugge and Leuven.

I joined the last day of the tour. We were four to visit this city of Leuven:

a city where to study...

Gini, Dannie, Suri and Norali (hmm.. it rhymes) had some visit of the University Library. This is not your average University Library, it has some moving history. Take time to visit it if you can advise them well ahead. Jan, our guide was interesting, passionate about his Library. He would be glad to explain about Belgium history that had an impact on the fate of the University and its Library.

He speaks a good English, that can really help if you don't speak either Dutch either French. :)

The University itself has an important history behind. Played a keyrole in the Low Countries of (and from) XV century. Also played (and still plays) a key role in the big picture of Belgium' s education system.

To review this title, first check the General tips, then the Must-see activity tips.
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Aren't we cute? LOL (Gini)

to have a wedding ceremony...

We visited the City hall too, with a voluble guide. Thanks for the person who offered me the guided tour. First time I really visited a City hall, the different premices... A brilliant idea made us stage a wedding ceremony in the Wedding room. Look who is taking the picture. She instilled this fun idea.

Me and my husband of the day :)

Still cracks me up. Suri seems serene whilst me... well.. can I say that I had the attitude that suits the event?

In fact, it was hilarious. The Lady from Antwerp who celebrated our .. errr... *union*... forgot something that is usual there. In this Wedding room of the City Hall, she must have told that our marriage had to last, at least, 5 years..

Plus, Suri seems to wear the wedding suit well. As for me, a bad hair day, a dark outfit... Well, it was a strange wedding ceremony despite the beauty and majesty of the premices.

Suri was ready, not me. :) By the way, would it have lasted 5 years? The future would have told... ROTF. Oh well! I know that we would have had Duvel in common, at least. Wouldn't we, Suri?
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Begijnhof area (Gini)

to live your student life, and more

Yes, we had some outdoor activities too. Kidding? Walking in the cold, joking around, listening to guides, window shopping. Yayyy! this weakness for jewelry would trap me one day :)

You will see in this page what I saw inside the buildings, outside in the cold.. and you will read about what I remembered and lately discovered.

Oh well, living the student life there lies in the possibility to enter any pub in Oude Markt area as well as electing residence in the quiet Beginhof area. Hmmm.. I would have liked that.

++ As quite usual in my Belgian pages, pics are from others' cameras. :))) ++