History

Onze~Lieve~Vrouw~ten~Poelkerk Grote Markt Tienen December 10th 2023 Worldwide Candle Lighting Day Belgium match boxe : these wooden match boxe is from the 1920s made by the Union Match Company of Belgium. A box contains 60 matches. I like the bright colors

by Elisa Bloch (1848-1904/05), French sculptress on the lawn south of the Colonial Palace The statue was recently beautifully restored

Royal Museum of Central Africa Tervuren 'If it ☔ rains on July 15th St. Swithin's Day it will rain for forty days and forty nights' not continually !!!!! Peter Castell told me this rebuttal, thank you, Peter. Many raindrops have fallen since July 15 St. Swithin's Day with a few rays of sunshine, I hope it won't last forty days and forty nights then unfortunately Summer is over this shot I had sent to my inbox to resize it to the right format, it gave me the picture reversed, I was surprised by the great result that exactly reflects the time of the year

The artist Vic De Vos of Bonheiden carved the three beautiful signposts with the symbols of Mechelen in 1954. For decades the woodcarvings showed visitors the way to the most beautiful buildings and museums and were featured on tourist posters and postcards.They have withstood all weathers and were in bad shape. After renovation, everyone can admire them in all their glory in the streets again, for me it's a nice meeting place... Margareta of Austria on the Mechelse Schoenmarkt surrounded by the Merchant Houses and in the background the Saint~Rombouts cathedral anno 1452 Every year, 55.000 visitors climb 538 steps up to see a breathtaking panoramic view at 97 metres high

after more than a century Wolves have something fairy~tale and mysterious, this wolfin has a heart of gold Tuesday morning, 7 February 2023, a wolf was spotted in the provinces of Flemish~Brabant and Antwerp... UNESCO World Heritage Site listed in 1998 Brussels' Grand~Place Tussen de Guldenhoofdstraat en de Boterstraat (West) op de Grote Markt nr 5 boven de deur zie je hoe de Wolvin de tweeling Romulus en Remus zoogt

Historic Town Hall Leuven The ancient city hall is Leuven's pride and joy. It is also one of the most famous Gothic town halls in the world. The first stone was laid in 1439

March 29th Piano Day

This is the Christmas crib on Leuven's Grote Markt with Maria ~ Jozef ~ Baby Jesus ~ Angel Gabriël ~ the Three Wise Men/Kings Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar, who followed the star from the East to find the newborn baby Jesus in Bethlehem ~ Shepherd with lamb. Here the 3 Kings on a maternity visit to the baby Jesus Wishing you Happy New Year with love, lots of warmth in your life, good health and peace for all Warmest New Year's Eve since records began: 16,3°C in Uccle. Nature is confused a clear consequence of global warming

Brussels' St Michael and St Gudula Cathedral (XVth century) national church of Belgium in Brabant Gothic February 24th marks one year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the colours of the Ukrainian flag. This is commemorated in various places around the world. Buildings turn yellow~blue