Leuven is a European college town, home to the Katholieke University van Leuven, historically
one of Europe's
most highly regarded universities and a bastion of Catholicism during Protestant rule of Flanders.
There are numerous icons built into the walls, watching over this section of campus.
This is the Pope's College.
This church is near the above two locations.
One of the early forms of punishment for plagarism?
The library.
The campus was heavily bombed in World War II and was rebuilt afterwards with the help of
American universities. There are numerous stones honoring those universities, this one is for the University of Chicago.
The "world's largest outdoor bar." What would appear to be the central market place in any other historic
Flemish city is actually dozens of pubs with outdoor seating. This is about half of one side, the other three sides are pubs as well.
The place is packed when the students are in town.
Going native.
On the town square.
How deep is this well? This is an empirical question. (Perhaps I will be made into a saint!)
Flemish cuisine.
Our gracious hosts, Andreas and Sylvia.