February 03, 2012

La Hulpe castle, church and sportscar



I took these pictures in La Hulpe, located south of Brussels.  It was chilly and raining making this otherwise lovely and appealing area look gray and unattractive. I wanted to photograph the Solvay castle but did not feel like making the walk through the rain to get close enough.  The grounds around it are magnificent (especially in better weather). In the center of town an  open uncovered sports car looked rather out of place in front of the church when it started pouring down rain.  I am surprised to see that the rain doesn't show up in the photos!  Did I imagine it?  No, this is Belgium after all.
The small Saint Nicholas church was built in the 12th century on the instructions of the Duke of Brabant. I have never been inside but the church is  said to have wonderful acoustics and classical music concerts are regularly held there.

 http://chateaudelahulpe.wallonie.be/apps/spip/

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Belgium/Province_de_Brabant_Wallon/La_Hulpe-352963/Things_To_Do-La_Hulpe-TG-C-1.html

15 comments:

  1. Hallo Anni
    Dat is een mooi plekje om op de gevoelige plaat vast te leggen.
    Groeten Bets

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  2. Dat is wel optimistisch met een open sportwagen in de winter gaan rijden...

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  3. Love the car... Looks great in this scenery

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  4. Too much house work in the castle, I will take the car LOL. Problem is if it is raining, that car must be like a swimming pool inside! Diane

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  5. Coucou!!Haaaaaaaaa oui quand il aura repris son véhicule....Il sera au frais!!! J'aime cet endroit à la hulpe je n'y suis pas loin et je ne pense jamasi y aler!!! Bisoussssssssss

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  6. Een heel mooi 'natuur'gebied, Anni !
    En een sjieke auto, maar putteke winter 'open dak', brrr...
    Lie(f)s.

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  7. oeps dan ga ik moeten opletten als ik rondrij hahahahaa :)
    nu zat je dichtbij hoor bijna in mijn tuin
    dit ken ik heel goed
    mooi beeld van ons kasteel :) ik ben daar getrouwd :)
    fijn weekend

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  8. Love the castle and the car -- although it must be half filled with water with the top down and the rain! Great shots for the day, Anni, as always! Hope you have a lovely weekend!

    Sylvia

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  9. Heb je je wagen op de voorgrond geparkeerd? Knap karretje!

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  10. Hallo Anni,
    Inderdaad een prachtig park rond dit kasteel, maar echt niet op zijn mooist met donker winterweer...
    Ik wens je een prettig weekend,
    Frans

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  11. Je trouve que ces photos correspondent bien à l'image que l'on a de cette périphérie chic de la ville

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  12. C'est pas un temps à décapoter.

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  13. Waouh !!! La voiture !!!!!
    Le royaume des princes et des princesses, tes photos !!!

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  14. Looks like a great place for a return visit in warmer weather.

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