Leuven, Belgium Travel Blogs

Retour à Leuven
Apr 13, 2007 (10 photos)

... gâche une partie du plaisir... Mais bon, aujourd'hui je suis à Leuven et j'essaie de ne pas trop penser à Louvain-la-Neuve. Leuven est encore plus resplendissante sous un beau ciel bleu et les terrasses de petits bars et café ont repris leur place sur les ...

Bummer......
Jul 7, 2006

... Tickets paid for, no refunds, no exchanges. Had to eat that one. so we made tonight a movie night. The theater here in leuven shows movies in english with dutch subtitles. So we went and saw the breakup and sleven. First was so so, sleven was good ...

Leuven, Belgium
Jul 1, 2006 (5 photos)

Just arrived in Belgium after a very short week in Paris. Not nearly enough time to see all we wanted to see and experience. We ended up seeing most everything we wanted but to really experience things we didn't have near enough time. Were at the hostel ...

Première journée de cours
Feb 12, 2007 (4 photos)

... dans le monde et qui se transforme ainsi en point de rencontre de plusieurs cultures. En effet, la Katholieke Universiteit Leuven jouit d'une très bonne réputation, tout comme son homologue francophone l'Université Catholique de Louvain à Louvain-la-Neuve. ...

HC meeting Leuven
Feb 27, 2007

... outside. But in this quiet country house it was all calm. I slept there and the next morning I would head back to Leuven itself. --------- February 28 I slowly prepared and took the bus to Leuven by midday and walked around town, I was looking to do ...

And back in Belgium directly to Leuven
Jul 3, 2006

... to shop again for some other things i needed for later... for clothes though I will have to do in Brussels the H&M in Leuven doesnt sell man anymore :S That has been my first week here... the weather, great hot and warm, sometimes too much to sleep. ...

Festivals and fests
Jul 28, 2007 (17 photos)

... the opportunity to see why. Yesterday after dinner, we piled into the car and drove the twenty minute distance to Leuven. I love how everything in Belgium is so close together that you can visit nearly any city in the country in a few hours' drive. ...

Brussels
Jul 7, 2006 (34 photos)

... to stay in, and we have it all to ourselves. Bill cooked us dinner and then took us out into town to show us around. Leuven is basically a college town so it has a really good night life. We were going to stay in Leuven for just one night but due to ...

Muzikale Avond
Apr 26, 2007 (5 photos)

Mes cours de néerlandais sont terminés depuis un mois mais j'ai l'occasion de retourner à Leuven avec Yannic ce soir pour une soirée musicale (Muzikale Avond). La soirée débute par un barbecue chez une des filles qui suit le niveau 5 de néerlandais. C'est le ...

Beer, Waffles, and Fries
Apr 20, 2006 (15 photos)

... at the beauty of the German countryside as the train sped beside the river at 280 km/h. The train arrived on time in Leuven, Belgium. It was just like Via rail back home only it works. Upon arrival in Leuven I was reunited with my girlfriend, Dara, who ...

Leuven
Sep 10, 2005 (13 photos)

... I can say my street name with a pretty authentic accent; Tervuusestraat. That's right, I can spell it too. As far as my Belgium checklist goes I've drank some biers (beers for the English folkle), had a waffle and tried a fry. Unfortunately the fry was not ...

Linda Merle loves Leuven
Nov 29, 2005 (11 photos)

... up on chocolate during my tour of the marvellous town. Throughout the next few days we went to Antwerp, the fashion capital of Belgium and took advantage of their fine resource. (Please see exhibit A, a photo of the shoes I purchased). As well, we visited ...

Mmmm WAFFELS!
Aug 25, 2006 (30 photos)

So we got on the train to Belgium (destinations: Liege, Leuven, Gent & Brussels) -I was not convinced that it was actually going to Belgium to start with! The lady on the loud speaker was saying "welcome to the train to Paris...bla bla" so I point this ...

My Awful Mullet -- And A Night of Bowling
Jul 14, 2006

Thank goodness for Thursdays! Here in Belgium we only have studio four days a week, so we all have anxiously been waiting for this day all week. Yes, I know it is sad, but when you're in Europe - who really wants to be cooped up in a classroom all day ...

Last Days In Belgium
Jul 25, 2006

... daily tirade about the heat done with for the day. This is the last time that I will get to wish everyone a happy Monday from Belgium. It is already very saddening to even think about leaving this place in a few days - I am not ready to leave here yet. ...

My Rant About The Tour de France Allegations
Jul 26, 2006

I am not even going to comment on the weather today because I'm sure that you all know what its like by now. So the major story all over the papers and news broadcasts today is that American & Tour de France winner Floyd Landis tested positive for high ...

One Month Until My Return
Jul 18, 2006

Today marks one month exactly until I leave to return to the states!! I cannot believe that. It seems like only yesterday that we had just flown into Barcelona, but in the same sense, it has been a long trip already. I do believe that I'll be more than ...

My Thoughts On The Jazz Festival.
Jul 16, 2006

The jazz festival last night was amazing!!! I definitely think it made for the best night here in Leuven to date. There were four different stages set up in plazas around the center of the city - each home to a group of jazz musicians. I do believe that ...

Back To Work....Well -- Sort of...
Jul 4, 2006

What an EXTREMELY looooong day!! We were in studio from 9:00 am to close to 7:00 pm with short breaks in between. I hope that this will not be an everyday occurrence. So today in studio each group had to present their project to our two new studio ...

Germany to Belgium
Jul 10, 2008 (5 photos)

... were not disappointed. On the 11th, up early, we're given a kind lift to the Stuttgart Bahnhof and off we go to Leuven, Belgium.  Colin, Mitch and I are subjugated to a long and pretty complicated day.  Most of the high-speed ICE trains have ...

Belgian Beer Sampling
Jul 20, 2006

... a great experience. I think that I can actually feel myself melting because of this heat. Today marks the hottest day recorded here in Leuven since 1988!! I hope this gives you guys an idea just how hot it is here right now - And yes, still no air- ...

Pizza Soup = VERY Gross
Jul 15, 2006

No big news to report here today from beautiful Leuven, Belgium. All but a few of us are out traveling this weekend, so there is very little actually going on here. I got to sleep in this morning, which was great! After getting showered and whatnot, ...

Boring.
Jul 12, 2006

In an effort to spare you all boring details, of which are insignificant, today's entry will be VERY short. So simply put - studio consumed my entire day today. I am finally getting the urge to get back to work on my project. Although the work is ...

Rooftop Party
Jul 27, 2006

Ohhh what a great night we had last night! After work commenced for the evening, we all joined some of the staff, along with two people from Amsterdam that we befriended, for a few Stella's & then went up to the roof. The cool part is that Roel (the ...

Dehyrdated I Believe
Jul 23, 2006

Back in Leuven!! And it is actually raining at the moment! My prayers have been answered. HAHA Today was a very lazy day. I slept-in & recovered from the two tumultuous days in Amsterdam -- Though I still have been pretty woozy throughout today. I ...

A Day of Records And Champions
Jul 24, 2006

It is OFFICIAL!! The headline of the local newspaper today read, "This is the hottest July in Belgium's history" (at least up to the point in which the started to keep track of meteorological data). Now if that isn't impressive or convincing, I must not ...

My Last Post From Belgium
Jul 28, 2006

This will be the last time that I will be writing to you from my favorite little spot in Europe - Leuven, Belgium. It was a very somber day here in Leuven. The weather actually cooled & it was overcast for most of the day. Six or seven kids from the ...

Leuven or Bust (Cont.)
Jul 11, 2007

TBW

My Home For The Next Few Weeks - Leuven
Jul 2, 2006

... of July. Time over here is FLYING by at such an intense rate!! And may I also say for the first time: Greetings from BELGIUM !! This morning before we left for Belgium, we went on yet another walking tour & ended the morning with a visit to the ...

Lazy Days...
Jul 3, 2006

What a lazy day it has been here in Loueven. I, along with just about everyone in the group, took advantage of a rare day off & slept-in quite late. After myself and the roommates woke up, we watched the "Incredibles" on my laptop. I hadn't seen it ...