Chastre

Belgium


Arrived on 1 April 2018 (no joke)

Maredsous

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Founded in 1827 - not actually that old

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On the right the windows are stoned shut. This is because they used changed these rooms to be the library for some years. The library has now moved though.

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information about the Abbey is available in French and Dutch.

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The door to the church has three saints on it: in the middle St Benedict, on the left St Martin, and on the right St John the Baptist

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the pipe organ inside the church of Maredsous

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pulpit inside the church

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lovely old car with the Abbey beer

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some of the Maredsous Abbey beer for sale in their shop

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lunch at the restar

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lunch at Maredsous

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Lunch with Denis at Maredsous. He chose their Triple, and I had the Brune

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the reception centre square, to the info centre, the shop, the cafeteria, the restaurant, and souvenir shop

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Lunch with Denis at the Maredsous restaurant. They brought us some mise en bouche for free - a small cup of a creamy soup, and some carrot mousse

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Lunch with Denis at the Maredsous restaurant. He had their cheeseburger and chips, and I had the lobster ravioli bisque

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the reception centre square, to the info centre, the shop, the cafeteria, the restaurant, and souvenir shop

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There was an "artisinal ice cream" shop but in classic Belgian style, we could not find a door into it.

Maredsous

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the reception centre square, to the info centre, the shop, the cafeteria, the restaurant, and souvenir shop

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