Spring is in the air...!

Why stay indoors when the sky is so blue, the sun shines brightly

and the air is filled with the sweet smell of Spring flowers ?

We decided to take a stroll downtown later this morning, and as the

fleemarket is situated not very far from where we stay, we headed

straight on through the mingling crowd.

After an hour of strolling along the various stalls and weaving our

way through the overcrowded marketplace, we crossed the road and

took another direction through town, but I couldn't resist taking a pic-

ture of the trees dressed in their brand new Spring outfit.

A little further down the road we came across this rose bush and

again I stopped to take a picture. I don't know what kind of

roses these are, but believe me, they are as large as side plates. Do

click on the picture, maybe you'll see what I mean.

We walked downhill through the Old City. Many of these old
buildings date back as far as 1628, some are even older. Note the
RATHAUS city hall in the far background - the red tower building.

Walking down the narrow alleyways heading towards the busy town.


Almost at the end of the walk through the old city, we
found a small Florist's Shop - out of the dark and into the light
awaits the hustle and bustle of the city.



When we arrived downtown, it was surprisingly quiet and not as

crowded as usual, I do believe the

fleemarket and the pleasant warm weather has done the trick of

"robbing" the town of it's shoppers - indeed a welcome change to

browze and shop in all peace and quiet.