Comments on: Mechelen http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/04/09/mechelen/ Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:33:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/04/09/mechelen/comment-page-1/#comment-33083 CherryPie Sun, 27 Apr 2014 21:01:15 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=12712#comment-33083 Ha Ha :-) It would be cool to give up work and have my own television series sharing all the places I love to visit and explore ;-) Ha Ha :-)

It would be cool to give up work and have my own television series sharing all the places I love to visit and explore ;-)

]]> By: J_on_tour http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/04/09/mechelen/comment-page-1/#comment-33077 J_on_tour Sun, 27 Apr 2014 20:34:16 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=12712#comment-33077 Some impressive looking buildings. Continental Bradshaw ... maybe you should get in there first with your own TV series ... And I'll compare you with how many times you say "My Bradshaw's guide says ... " :-) Some impressive looking buildings.
Continental Bradshaw … maybe you should get in there first with your own TV series … And I’ll compare you with how many times you say “My Bradshaw’s guide says … ” :-)

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/04/09/mechelen/comment-page-1/#comment-32759 CherryPie Tue, 15 Apr 2014 00:11:50 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=12712#comment-32759 I didn't find them so. But I did wish there was less scaffolding about! I didn’t find them so. But I did wish there was less scaffolding about!

]]> By: ubermouth http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/04/09/mechelen/comment-page-1/#comment-32754 ubermouth Tue, 15 Apr 2014 00:02:34 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=12712#comment-32754 Were the buildings still squalid and dull though? Were the buildings still squalid and dull though?

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/04/09/mechelen/comment-page-1/#comment-32693 CherryPie Fri, 11 Apr 2014 18:13:58 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=12712#comment-32693 His descriptions are very elegant :-) His descriptions are very elegant :-)

]]> By: james higham http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/04/09/mechelen/comment-page-1/#comment-32686 james higham Fri, 11 Apr 2014 06:32:17 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=12712#comment-32686 Bradshaw - pure Holmes and Watson. Bradshaw – pure Holmes and Watson.

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/04/09/mechelen/comment-page-1/#comment-32684 CherryPie Thu, 10 Apr 2014 22:34:14 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=12712#comment-32684 The town is actually a city and based on my experience in the city, tourists are rare. I should qualify that with, tourists from other countries are also rare! During my stay there were a lot of business men in the hotel I stayed in... The town/city seems to have been restored to keep its original charm. The town is actually a city and based on my experience in the city, tourists are rare. I should qualify that with, tourists from other countries are also rare!

During my stay there were a lot of business men in the hotel I stayed in…

The town/city seems to have been restored to keep its original charm.

]]> By: Steve Hayes http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/04/09/mechelen/comment-page-1/#comment-32683 Steve Hayes Thu, 10 Apr 2014 22:08:19 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=12712#comment-32683 So has the town changed, or tourist tastes? So has the town changed, or tourist tastes?

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/04/09/mechelen/comment-page-1/#comment-32682 CherryPie Thu, 10 Apr 2014 20:33:03 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=12712#comment-32682 We did have a wonderful time :-) The renovations are very much ongoing at the moment, giving us the urge to revisit in a few years time ;-) We did have a wonderful time :-)

The renovations are very much ongoing at the moment, giving us the urge to revisit in a few years time ;-)

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/04/09/mechelen/comment-page-1/#comment-32681 CherryPie Thu, 10 Apr 2014 20:31:32 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=12712#comment-32681 There are stepped gabled buildings in Mechelen. Many buildings were destroyed in the war, so the architectural style is varied. I have some photos not yet posted that show some of the gabled buildings. There are stepped gabled buildings in Mechelen. Many buildings were destroyed in the war, so the architectural style is varied.

I have some photos not yet posted that show some of the gabled buildings.

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