1. Post Office and Square

Leuven's squares aren't square but, then again, they call them "plein" ("plane") rather than square. The postoffice is in the right distance. The non-tourist shopping areas are down the street to the left. Some of the many, many cafes are visible to the left.

2. Fonske

A fountain, officially called "Fons Sapientiae" (the font of wisdom) represents a college student reading from a coursebook. Fonske, as he is called, is a fountain with variable water pressure. Sometimes the pressure is strong enough to cause the water (wisdom) to pour into Fonske's head. Sometimes, like that depicted, the water pressure makes the wisdom drizzle down Fonske's shirt. The fountain was ordered by the city on behalf of the Catholic University's 500th anniversity (1975). Rather than being upset, the students' took Fonske to heart and actually buy him a new set of clothes and dress him at the beginning of the new academic year. The cathedral is visible to the left. The Fochplein is to the right. The postoffice is in the distance.

3. Oude Markt

A view of the Oude Markt (Old Market). The buildings (rebuilt after WWI destruction) were/are mostly student off campus housing above taverns. This area has been infested by students since the sixteenth century, proving that students are hard to get rid of. At one time, Leuven had a tavern for every 70 residents. The original building of the Catholic University (1475) is up the Oude Markt and to the left. It is still being used.

4. Street Scenes

Picture 1 - Golden automaton that rings the cathedral bell

Picture 2 - Breakfast at the Babbel und Knabbel (Babble and Nibble) Cafe

Picture 3 - Signs of modern life

Picture 4 - Lara Burazer, a colleague from the University of Ljubljiana (check spelling please), Slovenia

Picture 5 - Statue of students' landlady in the Oude Markt (Old Market)

Picture 6 - Stadhuis (City Hall)