Exploring Leuven

Here is a cloud picture I took out the plane...it really struck me because they reminded me of turds.

This morning I got out of bed bright and early at 10:30. I went for a quick jog but mostly was walking around distracted for the farmer's market outside. There were LOTS OF SAMPLES of cheese on bread crackers and fruit samples! But they're not like Harris Teeter samples - I think they expect you not to take one unless you have a serious intention to buy something.

Then around 1:00 me and some girls downstairs from Hong Kong went to walk around Leuven. First we tried a few samples, including this one at the cheese stand:

I think the red stuff is turmeric? Here are some more of the cheeses:

Apparently it's the same cheese except with different coatings?

Then we walked around some more, there were a billion shops and shop people just bring their stuff outside on weekends to attract people's attention? I finally bought an umbrella and a folder. I don't think they use folders over here because this is the only one I've seen in Leuven at all despite looking really hard! And it was the only kind available even though it was a bookstore (I also haven't seen any office supplies type stores). Finally stopped into a few chocolate stores. The chocolate looked sooo delicious! This is what the town hall looks like:

Later we went to this random botanical garden that I had come across. This place is a good size but not huge, yet it is jam-packed with a billion different plants one after another. There's a fruit orchard and even a bee house. There is also a room where they keep pigeons and what looked like bunnies. And here is my new favorite flower. It's so beautiful and intricate!

Here is a cute little teddy bear shrub and a couple more pretty flowers that I really liked.

And this is me, just worshiping some sunflowers :D Note the sad dead one on the right. Awww.