so we were at the cathedral in the old city centre

wow!





it's like we're really in europe!

we were at the Cathedral of Our Lady this past weekend, as a break from the painting and preparing for the apartment [pics of which will follow soon], and we had a great time at the thai fair on the grote markt - unfortunately no pics of this as we were to busy peering over shoulders to see what each of the 50+ stall had to offer [ranging from soap carving and 10 min massages to the ubiquitous pad thai and curry stalls], as well as the free museum day!

we'd taken some pics of the cathedral which houses 4 large Reubens paintings for your viewing pleasure below...[as you will see, i was so awestruck by the building, i forgot to steal a glimpse of the Reubens works..


tourists sitting in the pews, pillars that seem to defy the laws of gravity, amazing light coming through the windows...yup, we're in europe all right!

i couldn't stop taking pics of the stained windows because of the vibrant colours that were coming through as a result of the 4pm light, which in truth, as like a very rich 6pm magic hour hue of light...and this one is my fave! its got coats of arms, and decorative text and footwear!

if you look carefully, there's someone familiar in the middle of the picture...

AND...the weather's been great today; the blue skies and 15degree crisp air is really making this week a great one!

fast forward to the present::::::

its thurs afternoon as i type this entry, and big news for everyone - our flooring was completed today, and we will start on our furniture construction!!! [ikea nonetheless]...

and our fridge and cooker come in by next tuesday [we hope] and by the first week of may, we'll have the bed and sofa delivered, and we'll have a complete apartment!

finally , i'll be starting a series on some interesting bits and bobs which we've gotten to give our place a slice of our taste...so look out for that yah?