Madonnas and children

Some more examples of Mosan art from the Grand Curtius. As you can see, Madonna and Child is one of the most recurring themes.

The last supper

A beautiful example of Mosan sculpture, exhibited in the Grand Curtius museum.

Le Grand Curtius from the inside

Yesterday we went to the new Grand Curtius museum for the second time. I took plenty of photos of the collection and will be posting some of the more interesting ones over the next few days. For the moment, here's a couple of photos of the main building taken from the central walkway.

Fed up with winter...

Gray clouds, snowflakes, cold, dirty snow. Can we have some spring soon please?

Neigemageddon

It's like snowmageddon only less apocalyptic. Everything in Liège is smaller scale than in the US!

Collateral damage

The broken windows in many city centre buildings constitute another sad reminder of last week's explosion. Here's photos of wooden panels boarding up the windows of the Town Hall

and the Palace of the Bishop Princes.

Silent contemplation

While we were on holidays in Greece, there was a terrible accident in Liège. A gas leak caused an explosion in a building right in the city centre, resulting in the collapse of two buildings and the death of 14 people at the last count. Ten days after the event, the authorities have allowed access to some areas near the site. People came to pay their respects, lay flowers or just look at the devastation.