A rooster and hens.
An insect hotel.
Really big fish
On our way home for lunch we saw this sculpture. This is Renee who is meant to represent the active female students in Leuven, built near Atrecht College, the first to offer university degrees in teaching to women. It was named after Rene Depret, head of the Merchants Association of Leuven and the Friends of Leuven Museums.
We then paid a visit to St. Anthony's Chapel which seems to be dedicated to Fr. Damien, apostle of the lepers in Molokai. A modern crypt lies under the chapel with the remains of Fr. Damien who was beatified in 1995 and became a saint in 2009.
We obviously had lots of energy because we spent the afternoon walking to Keizersberg Abbey, a Benedictine Abbey built on Keizersberg Hill or Mont Cesar. A long wall encloses the building and surrounding grounds. The garden is a public park with fantastic views of the city. It was quite a challenging climb up but worth it.
We liked this sign!
This statue of the Virgin and Child is up at the Abbey looking over the city.
We went in to the Chapel for a look round. I got a text from the book group ladies about book group that night and sent them a photo trying to persuade them that I was on retreat in Leuven - they didn't believe me!
Alfred Hitchcock?
On the way down we visited the Vaartkom district which is part of the urban renewal of Leuven. It is near the Dyle river.
This is a sculpture of the Canal Diggers.
Back home while I was making dinner Jim took photos of some interesting decor in Jan and Dominique's apartment. This represents Dominique's love of knitting, especially socks.
Nice kitchen clock - I would like one of those.
We slept well after all our exertions on Monday.
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