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FLANDERS (Nl: VLAANDEREN)

Monday 29 July 2002

DAY Namur Wa, Leuven Vl, Antwerp Vl

NIGHT Mortsel Vl

Be Vl Leuven. The 'small' beginage. SSW 80 1015.

Be Vl Leuven. University of Leuven (founded 1425) Library. Interior, main reading room. The original Central University Library, founded by ??? in 1636, was destroyed by fire during WWI. This new building, inaugurated in 1928, was built with American aid in neo-renaissance style by American architects WARREN & WETMORE. w Danielle.

Be Vl Leuven. University of Leuven Library Archives. Andreas Versalius, "De Humani Corporis fabrica", Basileae (in fine: Ex officina Ioannis Oporini, ..., 1543, Mense Junio).

Be Vl Leuven. Along Eikstraat, with Leuven Town Hall in the background. WNW 84 1245.

Be Vl Leuven. The Saint Peter's Church. Interior. Pulpit.

Be Vl Leuven. The Saint Peter's Church. Interior. Choeur.

Be Vl Leuven. Leuven Town Hall. SSW 85 1500.

Be Vl Leuven. Leuven Town Hall Attic, with stored artifacts from the building awaiting restoration. The (original) timbering is 550 years old.

Be Vl Leuven. Town Hall meeting room.

Be Vl Leuven. View along Kortestraat. SW 80 1630.

Be Vl Leuven. View along Kortestraat. N 80 1630.

Be Vl Leuven. The 'big' beginage. WNW 95 1715.

Be Vl Leuven. The 'big' beginage. WNW 92 1715.

Be Vl Antwerp. Tavern "'t elfde gebod" ("The Eleventh Commaandment"--"Enjoy!"). w flash.

Be Vl Antwerp. Tavern "'t elfde gebod" ("The Eleventh Commaandment"--"Enjoy!"). w/o flash.

Tuesday 30 July 2002

DAY Mortsel Vl, Lier Vl , Mechelen Vl

NIGHT Mortsel Vl

Be Vl Lier. Begijnhof. Along Sint-Margareta Straat.

Be Vl Lier. Begijnhof. Oud-Kerkhof.

Be Vl Lier. Begijnhof. Pompstraat. SSE 86 1030.

Be Vl Lier. Begijnhof. Sint-Margareta Straat. SW 86 1030.

Be Vl Lier. Begijnhof. Oud-Kerkhof. WNW 86 1030.

Be Vl Lier. Begijnhof. Flower garden.

Be Vl Lier. Begijnhof. Artist's studio on Grachtkant.

Be Vl Lier. Begijnhof. w Danielle.

Be Vl Lier. The Nete River. NNE 83 1100.

Be Vl Lier. "De Fortuin" eetcafe, on the Nete River. NNW 84 1115.

Be Vl Lier. De collegiate kerk van Sint-Gummarus-te-Lier. Organist Bart Rodyns at the 54-stop contemporary pipe organ.

Be Vl Lier. De collegiate kerk van Sint-Gummarus-te-Lier. Interior view from the organ loft.

Be Vl Lier. De collegiate kerk van Sint-Gummarus-te-Lier. Interior view from the floor of the nave, rear.

Be Vl Lier. Grote Markt. City Hall with 14th-cen Belfort. E 93 1230.

Be Vl Lier. Zimmertoren. ESE 94 1230.

Be Vl Lier. Zimmertoren. ENE 94 1230.

Be Vl Lier. Grote Markt. City Hall with 14th-cen Belfort. NNE 90 1315.

Be Vl Lier. Grote Markt. Directional signpost, with City Hall and the belfry in the background.

Be Vl Mechelen. Sint-Rombouts Church and Tower. NW 94 1415.

Be Vl Mechelen. Sint-Rombouts Church. Interior, North Transcept. The pipe organ in this Church was conceived by 20th-cen Belgian composer and concert organist Flor Peters.

Be Vl Mechelen. Sint-Rombouts Church. Pulpit.

Be Vl Mechelen. Sint-Rombouts Tower, interior. Up 514 steps is the crane which required 8 young persons to raise and lower charges.

Be Vl Mechelen. Sint-Rombouts Tower. Interior, crane and roof, looking directly up.

Be Vl Mechelen. Sint-Rombouts Tower. Interior. Old carillon console, "D Somers, Constructeur, Malines". The oldest bell, "Maria", dates from 1480-1500. Most of the 27 bells are Hemony originals, dating from 1674. For the listening pleasure of all below, I played "Mary had a little lamb" and "Twinkle, Twinkle, little star" on this carillon.

Be Vl Mechelen. Sint-Rombouts Tower. Interior. The automatic bell-playing mechanism (l) and the clock (r).

Be Vl Mechelen. Sint-Rombouts Tower. Interior. The 49-bell new carillon, by Royal Eijsbouts (Asten Nl), 1981.

Be Vl Mechelen. View from Sint-Romboutstoren, with Antwerp on the horizon. NNW 84 1615.

Be Vl Mechelen. View from Sint-Romboutstoren. WSW 84 1615.

Be Vl Mechelen. View from Sint-Romboutstoren, with Brussels' "Atomium" on the horizon. SSW 84 1615.

Be Vl Mechelen. View from Sint-Romboutstoren, the Town Hall. ESE 88 1630.

Be Vl Mechelen. Sint-Romboutstoren, interior. The old (Hemony) carillon.

Be Vl Mechelen. Koninklijke Beiaardschool "Jef Denyn", Internationaal Hoger Instituut. N 87 1700.

Wednesday 31 July 2002

DAY Mortsel Vl, Antwerp Vl

NIGHT Mortsel Vl

Be Vl Antwerp. Rubenshuis (house of Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish Baroque Era Painter, 1577-1640). WNW 73 1030.

Be Vl Antwerp. Vlaaikensgang (alley). SW 77 1745.

Be Vl Antwerp. Vlaaikensgang (alley). SSE 77 1645.

Thursday 01 August 2002

DAY Mortsel Vl, Knokke-Heist Vl, 't Zwin Vl, Sluis Ze Nl, Damme Vl, Zeebrugge Vl

NIGHT Mortsel Vl

CyclingTour, THE BIG POLDERTOUR

Knokke-Heist, 't Zwin, Sluis (Nl), Damme, Knokke-Heist

Be Vl Knokke-Zoute. W 65 1130. The luxurious residential area known as 't Zoute (the Salt) is built around the world-famous Royal Zoute Golf Club.

Be Vl Knokke-Zoute. WSW 65 1145. The luxurious residential area known as 't Zoute (the Salt) is built around the world-famous Royal Zoute Golf Club.

Be Vl Sint-Anna-ter-Muiden (village). In the 12th-cen, "Mude" was a fishing port. The tower of the N H Kerk (1653-4) dates back to the 14th-century. It originally served as a lighthouse, with a fire built on it's top. w Danielle & Rudy. SW 68 1215.

Be Vl Sint-Anna-ter-Muiden (village). WNW 70 1230. The large pump dates back to 1789 and is in Louis XIV-style.

Be Vl Sluis. ESE 70 1245.

Be Vl Sluis. Korenmolen "De Brak", 1739. SSE 70 1245.

Be Vl Sluis-Aardenburg. Belfort (tower). NNW 70 1300.

Be Vl. Shepherd Geert, along the Sluis-Damme Canal. Geert owns 450 sheep. After 4 or 5 years, he will quit shepherding and do something else. One is left with the impression that this pensive fellow knows exactly where he is and where he is going. NNE 67 1315.

Be Vl. Along the Sluis-Damme Canal. SW 67 1315.

Be Vl. Along the Sluis-Damme Canal. ESE 67 1330.

Be Vl. Along the Sluis-Damme Canal. SSE 67 1330.

Be Vl Oostkerke. Dorpsmolen, a 2-stone village grinding mill, 1874. WNW 67 1400.

Be Vl. Schipdonkvaart-Zuid. Fisherman at the Sluis-Damme Canal. SE 67 1400.

Be Vl. Dutch-style caretaking--immaculate. N 66 1415.

Be Vl. Hoeve "De Stamper", kitchen interior. 17th-cen large, historical, farm. Now a guest house.

Be Vl. Hoeve "De Stamper", exterior. 17th-cen large, historical, farm. Now a guest house. SSW 68 1430.

Be VL. Approaching Damme, by bike. 70 1445.

Be Vl Damme. ESE 74 1500.

Be Vl. A 'Kabouter', dwarf garden figure.

Be Vl Ramskapelle. "De Gouden Leeuw" Inn. NNW 77 1645.

Be Vl Zeebrugge. Zandsculptuurfestival.

Be Vl Zeebrugge. Beach houses. SSW 73 2030. [Imagine what a great shot this will be when artfully cropped.]

Be Vl Zeebrugge. Zandsculptuurfestival.

Be Vl Zeebrugge. Dinner at "Kaffee Lagaar".

Friday 02 August 2002

DAY Mortsel Vl, Antwerp Vl

NIGHT Middelburg Ze Nl

Be Vl Mortsel. w Eve. TheBoy (Steven) still missing.

Be Vl Antwerp. Museum Plantin-Moretus. Interior garden. N 73 1100. This building, which contains the most authentic historic print shop in the world, was kept intact as a home and a business by the Plantin-Moretus dynasty for some 300 years. The 16th- and 17th-century type foundry, printing plant, offices, correctors room and bookshop are housed in the family mansion; 34 rooms are open to the public and give not only a comprehensive view of printing history but also an impression of life during this time.

Be Vl Antwerp. Museum Plantin-Moretus. Interior. The Salon.

Be Vl Antwerp. Museum Plantin-Moretus. Interior. The Press.

Be Vl Antwerp. Museum Plantin-Moretus. Interior. De drukkerij.

Be Vl Antwerp. Museum Plantin-Moretus. Interior garden. WSW 74 1215. On the exterior wall, left, is a sculpture of Christoph Plantinus inscribed with his motto ("Labore et Constantia"); to it's right is one of Ioannes Moretus inscribed with hers ("Ratione Recta").

Be Vl Antwerp. Museum Plantin-Moretus. Interior. The Salon.

Be Vl Antwerp. Museum Plantin-Moretus. Interior.

Be Vl Antwerp. Museum Plantin-Moretus. Interior. De slaapkamer.

Be Vl Antwerp. Museum Plantin-Moretus. Interior.

Be Vl Antwerp. Museum Plantin-Moretus. Interior. De grote bibliotheek.

Be Vl Antwerp. Brabo statue. ENE 76 1345.

Be Vl Antwerp. View from Sint-Jacobskerktoren tower. W 1400. Sint-Jacobskerk (1491-1656) houses the sepulchre of artist Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640).

Be Vl Antwerp. View from Sint-Jacobskerktoren tower. N 1400.

Be Vl Antwerp. View from Sint-Jacobskerktoren tower. E 1415.

Be Vl Antwerp. View from Sint-Jacobskerktoren tower. S 1415.

Be Vl Antwerp. Sint-Jacobskerk attic, showing the construction which creates the vaulted ceilings in the spaces below.

Be Vl Antwerp. Sint-Jacobskerk, interior. The oldest surviving window, 1528.

Be Vl Antwerp. Sint-Jacobskerk, interior.

Be Vl Antwerp. Sint-Jacobskerk, exterior. NNW 74 1530.

Be Vl Antwerp. Street sculpture. The inscription, translated from the Flemish, reads, "There is a heart underneath my jacket; I am the little oasis-man." (If you're mystified by that, don't be concerned. I am also, as were my Flemish hosts.)