A walk around Mullem
Since I moved to Leuven about 20 years ago, my old friendships in East-Flanders where I grew up and studied suffered. It's hard to meet up regularly so we truly hardly see each other. One of my university friends invited us over for a walk and a dinner in an attempt to mix several of her friend groups/ connections and get them together. Since I've not seen her in ages, I said yes. I met up with some of her friends I didn't know yet and we went out for a lovely walk in and around of Mullem (Oudenaarde). Even though I grew up in the area , I had never been in Mullem. What a cute pitoresque little village that is! Very very nice. The village buildings are all painted in yellow (to mark their link to the Castle Ast and the nobility who owned it??) and the village square looks as if time stood still. My friend had found a walk which she shortened a bit on my behalf. She and her friends are very active walkers...while I consider myself as a regular walker, ...
