Great place to explore Time, Space and Horology

As we had no plans for the weekend Dean (my Partner) and I toddled off to Lier.   We had previously visited Lier around Christmas 2015 yet the Zimmer Museum was at that time closed for holidays.  As the weather was good, […]

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Sotscop or Opsinjoorke Mechelen

What is the Sotscop or Opsinjoorke you may ask?   The Opsinjoorke portrays the eternal drunk, the bad husband who drinks far too much, the unfaithful husband always returning home late whilst not caring about the money he spends.  The […]

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St Rumbold Tower and Cathedral

St Rumbold’s (Sint-Romboutskathedraal) had it’s first stone of the present day St Rumbold’s Tower laid in 1452 and was undertaken by the Keldermans family of Architects. The plan was to build a tower some 167 metres high, though during the mid […]

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