Fullish moon

Skywatch special: an almost full moon at dusk.

And here's a close up.

More Château Cockerill

Here's some more photos from Château Cockerill!

Château Cockerill

In the 19th century this château used to be the residence of John Cockerill, the pioneer of industrialisation in Liège. It is now the headquarters of CMI, a maintenance and engineering company.

Here's a close-up view of the main courtyard, featuring statues of workers and engineers.

Sainte Croix

Just to complete the recent series of church photos, here's the church of the Holy Cross, with its everlasting scaffoldings. It's been under renovation for, like, ever. It will look great when it's finished though.

Unexpected!

An unexpected sight greeted us in the Cathedral square today. You don't get to see cows in city centres very often.

Its calf was there too, napping happily in the sun.

Not to mention a fake cow painted in the colours of the Belgian flag!

The whole thing was a publicity stunt for a new brand of local fair trade milk.

Have a peachy one

Here's a peachy little number I chose specifically for today's Skywatch Friday!

Another church photo

Here's another church photo, this time of Saint Martin.

Reaching for the sky

Looking up at the Eglise Saint Jean.

Planeless skies

Bright blue skies and not a single airplane contrail. I like contrails, the sky looks empty without them...

Saint Paul's

Saint Paul's Cathedral, as seen from our rooftop.

Chiaroscuro in Liège

Skywatch Friday special!

Saint Denis basking in the sun

The church of Saint Denis has a deliciously anarchic architectural design, due to its troubled history. I love taking pictures of it. Here's some fresh photos, the first taken from the roof of our building:

This one is from street level:

Finally, an aircraft flying over the bell tower:

From the rooftop

A view of sunny Liège from the roof of our building. The gothic spire belongs to the Grand Poste.

It's almost here...

Spring is almost here. Here's the proof: there's new shoots on almost every tree.

Sunset, thin clouds and contrails

Then it must be Skywatch Friday...

Sunny Palais de Princes-Eveques

Tuesday was the first sunny and warm day we've had in Liège this year. Just look at that gloriously blue sky hanging over the Place Saint Lambert and the Palais des Princes-Eveques.

Here's a wide angle view.

Final Château de Jehay

Here's the last few pictures from the Château de Jehay. I should first mention that there has been a castle in this location since the 13th century but the current buildings were constructed in the 16th and 17th centuries.

This is the main gatehouse, leading to the castle grounds:

This courtyard building is the Visitor's Centre:

A stained glass window inside the Great Hall:

More Château de Jehay

Here's a couple more shots of the Château de Jehay.

Château de Jehay

This chateau, just outside the village of Jehay in the Province of Liège used to belong to the Van de Steen family, until the death of the last Count Van de Steen in 1999. Now, it is the property of the Province and a major tourist attraction. I will post some more photos of the chateau tomorrow.

Bateau-Ecole

A sailing school boat on the Meuse. They even have a website: http://www.bateau-ecole.be/