Braving the rain for a walk through Heverlee with a friend
I try to catch up and meet with some local friends in Leuven now I have time on my hands. And so I had noted a date in the calender to go for a walk with a friend from the diving club. But as it approached, the weather forecast looked rather horrendous with a big downpour that morning. An hour before we'd get together she sent a message that maybe we also could play a game together and stay cosy at home. That seemed like a relief. But then I walked up to her home and it really was only drizzling a bit. I was packed up in rain gear just to get to her and it all didn't seem so bad. The walk and the softer air had done me well. And so I convinced her to do our walk anyhow. We did. We went to Dwaaltuin near the Arenberg castle. A network of twisted steel curls form a bit of a maze that allows many different types of climbing plants to grow. It was the first time I got there and I was a little underwhelmed: the plants were currently at their bare mi...