Twice Mice

On one of our last days in Belgium, we visited Leuven. On that day we discovered that many Europe-wide clinical trials are co-ordinated from here. If we had known earlier, I could have set up some interviews. Instead, I wandered through the the town and explored its parks and inhabitants.

It is the home of Stella Artois, as well at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, the largest university in Benelux, and the oldest active Catholic university (though its Catholicness is in debate, as it chooses progressive measures over dogma, housing a hospital that conducts abortions and euthanasia as well as a research centre that uses stem cells). It is a university town, though during summer it is only those students who must resit their exams that were present, adding a sombre air to the city.

In various nooks and crannies, there are sculptures that reflect its position as a place of learning. Knowledge, communication, and contemplation are all epitomised in bronze throughout the town. The last sculpture is called “Renee”, but it reminded me of Sarah, lost in her thoughts as she waits for the bus.

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