by Eric Cornelissen | Dec 13, 2019 | Belfry of Ypres
Every evening at 8 p.m. Last Post ceremony has been taking place since 1928 The first thing Reijer started talking about when the plan was made to go to the belfry of Ypres was to attend the Last Post ceremony under the Menin Gate. In fact, you cannot visit Ypres...
by Eric Cornelissen | Dec 13, 2019 | Belfry of Ypres
Ludo Geloen, composer and carillonneur An appointment at the fountain We leave on time! Previous visits had taught us that plenty can happen along the way, so we had better try to be there well in advance. Unfortunately, everything is pretty much against us on the way...
by Eric Cornelissen | Sep 1, 2019 | Belfry Sint Truiden
The three towers of Sint-TruidenSint-Truiden is also called the city of three towers. When we were preparing our visit to the Belfry of Sint-Truiden and also during the visit, we came across this phrase frequently. So curiosity was piqued. As we entered the Grand...
by Eric Cornelissen | May 25, 2019 | Belfry Tienen
A warm welcome in Tienen Luc Lambrecht of the Tienen Tourism Department made us feel very welcome from the first email contact. For a moment, it seems that city carillonneur Luc Rombouts will receive us personally. This is music to our ears because he is one of the...
by Eric Cornelissen | Mar 29, 2019 | Belfry Sint Truiden, Carillonneurs
A fine adventure gets off to a good start The idea of visiting and climbing all the belfries on the UNESCO World Heritage List was born years ago. Although it is not exactly clear what year this originated, it was at least during an edition of the Ghent festivities....
