… I have edited all my Leuven photos and got them in some sort of order.
So now am able to share more detail about the places I mentioned my in Leuven diary with you.
Do you have a special request from the places that I visited in Leuven?
Archive for the tag 'Vacation'
Filed under Holidays, Leuven 2015
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8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 9th 2015
Filed under Art, Holidays, Leuven 2015
Poppies for Peace
During my visit to the M Museum in Leuven I noticed these poppies through a museum window. They reminded me of the poppies in the moat at the Tower of London. When I got home I looked up the website that was advertised to find out more about them:
Poppies for Peace is based on an [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Jul 8th 2015
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Leuven 2015
Leuven – Day Seven
Once again we were offered Champagne for breakfast although on this occasion there were no strawberries so I opted for mixed fresh fruit instead. We had packed our cases before breakfast but before returning to our room to collect them we asked the hotel receptionist if he would book a taxi to take us to [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jul 4th 2015
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Leuven – Day Six
We were even later for breakfast this morning but when we arrived we were greeted with ‘Good Morning, would you like a glass of Champagne, it is a Belgium custom’. It would have been rude to refuse such an offer, and as luck would have it, strawberries were also available on the breakfast bar. Their [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jul 3rd 2015
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Leuven – Day Five
After such a long day at Waterloo the day before, Mr C overslept a little so I got up quietly and read my book. Our plan for the day was to visit Abbey Park which is on the outskirts of Leuven. My plan was to go to hotel reception and ask about the travel options [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jul 1st 2015
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Leuven – Day Four…
…From my perspective
Today was the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo and Mr C planned to spend the day on the battlefield. I was disturbed out of my sleep when he woke up earlier than usual and started to get things ready for his day out. After breakfast Mr C caught the train to [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jun 29th 2015
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Holidays, Leuven 2015
Leuven – Day Three
We had another lazy start to the day and after breakfast we decided not to venture into the garden just in case we got locked in again. Instead Mr C decided to walk me to the Botanical Gardens so I could enjoy them whilst he made his way to the station to buy train tickets [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 26th 2015
