Chastre

Belgium

Arrived on 1 April 2018 (no joke)
Gembloux

Gembloux

05 Apr 2018 41
The poor house beside the abbey
Gembloux

Gembloux

05 Apr 2018 53
Afternoon beer with Marie. We got a bottle of the local brew, which is made by the students of the agricultural school
Gembloux

Gembloux

05 Apr 2018 38
Afternoon beer with Marie. We got a bottle of the local brew, which is made by the students of Gembloux University Faculty of agronomic sciences
Gembloux

Gembloux

05 Apr 2018 42
Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques de Gembloux (University Faculty of agronomic sciences) now known as Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech. This building looks a lot like it is a former garrison, but is in fact the former Gembloux Abbey
Gembloux

Gembloux

05 Apr 2018 42
Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques de Gembloux (University Faculty of agronomic sciences) now known as Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech. This building looks a lot like it is a former garrison, but is in fact the former Gembloux Abbey
unblocking the toilet

unblocking the toilet

05 Apr 2018 56
They bought a "ferret" toilet unblocker from Bilco (a Belgian Bunnings) but it was also unsuccessful
Antoinette - ceiling cat

Antoinette - ceiling cat

05 Apr 2018 38
The whole toilet unblocking thing was both fascinating and scary for the cats
Antoinette

Antoinette

05 Apr 2018 39
The whole toilet unblocking thing was both fascinating and scary for the cats
Antoinette and Remy

Antoinette and Remy

05 Apr 2018 23
The whole toilet unblocking thing was both fascinating and scary for the cats
Antoinette

Antoinette

05 Apr 2018 46
The whole toilet unblocking thing was both fascinating and scary for the cats
bumblebees on the hellebore

bumblebees on the hellebore

06 Apr 2018 33
I must take a video next time. It's the zuzzuzzuzz sound that makes it complete
Antoinette the almost Grumpy Cat

Antoinette the almost Grumpy Cat

05 Apr 2018 35
She has a bit of the look. She's not a grumpy cat, but a bit of a scaredy cat
Belgian freeways

Belgian freeways

06 Apr 2018 54
flat and well lit
Floreffe

Floreffe

06 Apr 2018 36
We drove past Floreffe, with it's beautiful abbey towering above
Floreffe Abbey

Floreffe Abbey

06 Apr 2018 39
Floreffe Abbey is a former Premonstratensian monastery, founded in the 12th century. It's still an abbey, but now also famous beer abbey
driving to Denée

driving to Denée

06 Apr 2018 48
driving through beech forests
driving to Denée

driving to Denée

06 Apr 2018 47
on our way to Maredsous Abbey, which is located near this town
Maredsous

Maredsous

06 Apr 2018 21
From their website: "A community of Benedictine monks, brought together around the Gospel, the Rule of St.Benedict and the people who want to make this place live to make it attractive for everybody : hosts, pilgrims, pupils, passersby and surfers." I thought the surfers bit may have been a mistranslation but it is the same on the Dutch and French pages. Hmmm.
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