Notre-Drama

Notre-Dame

Last January I took these photos during a 2-day trip to Paris.

We were on a very tight schedule so we postponed entering the cathedral

saving it for a later date (the next trip to Paris). Now I regret we didn't go in!

OLV

Diest

"Diest jaòr goe vertrokkù!"

the monumental house of the bailiff (drossaard) Fernandez de Paramo

In the All Saints' Chapel (Allerheiligenkapel) a nativity scenes exhibition...

a charming primitive weather vane on top of an old house next to the soccer field

Watou Art Festival III

location W11

location W8

location W5

fallen angel

and some disturbing images... at location W4

I felt great sympathy for this man in torment,
perhaps the man was alive... but it turned out he wasn't.
hours later I discovered the title of this work "young Hitler"

At location W5 the most disturbing one to me...

Black Day

Yesterday was a black day. We said goodbye to my sister-in-law.

She was taken away quite suddenly and she'll be missed.

The vicar spoke a lot of beautiful personal words about her.
What touched me most was the sunlight falling through the
stained glass windows, lightening up her coffin.

In the end a black butterfly was fluttering in the chapel.

Notre-Dame Basilica

 The Notre-Dame Basilica

Leaded Glass

Me and the kenderman aren't religious but we have been visiting
churches because of our interest for architecture.
In the past, during the holiday season, my parent used to drag me and my brother into churches.
But as a teenager I was interested in something completely different  :-)