Leuven’s Ornate Town Hall and Square
This week I talked about Brugge as a ultra popular tourist destination in Belgium. I enjoyed Brugge once I found some quiet neighborhoods on the outskirts of town, but I found other small Belgian towns like Leuven even more enticing. Leuven is home to Belgium’s oldest university. The population of students brings a creative, vibrant, youthful feel to this small city. Just a short 30-minute train ride from Brussels, it has a completely different feel than the capital. The first thing I noticed were all of the bikes and the next thing I noticed were all of the bars! After all, Leuven is also the home of internationally known Stella Artois beer.
I chose to show you multiple photos of the ornate city focusing on the buildings around the Grand Place. This was one of the most beautiful town halls I saw in all of Belgium!
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Spiritual Reflections
Town Hall
Belgian Rooftop
The Longest ‘Bar’ in University history?
Grand Place
Sherry Ott is a refugee from corporate IT who is now a long term traveler, blogger, and photographer. She’s a co-founder of Briefcasetobackpack.com, a website offering career break travel inspiration and advice.
Additionally, she runs an around the world travel blog writing about her travel and expat adventures at Ottsworld.com.com.
