The Kunstuur exhibits masterpieces from the period 1850-1950. Each painting is accompanied by a story told by a well-known or lesser-known Flemish person. #bearinBelgium

How does Nikki manage to braid her hair so quickly every time she visits a crime scene or performs a post-mortem? #silentwitness

Human is off to the cyclocross. I´m staying in. It´s much too cold. #bearinBelgium ❄️

Between 1792 and 1797, Duke d'Ursel had an elegant pavilion built as a summer residence on the Scheldt. You can now rent it as a holiday home. #bearinBelgium #Hingene

The showpiece of Park Abbey is its library. Its uniqueness lies in the use of a stucco barrel vault, on which semi-raised sculptures depicting scenes from the life of Saint Norbert were applied in lime stucco. These works were carried out in 1679 by Jan Christiaen Hansche. #bearinBelgium

When you look up in Park Abbey (Leuven), you are face to face with breathtaking stucco ceilings. A highlight by master Jan Christiaan Hansche. This is the monks' refectory. #bearinBelgium

We visited the exhibition 600 years of university in Leuven. Human also studied there. Because our niece is the director of the library, we were also able to take a look behind the scenes in the Spoelberch meeting room. #bearinBelgium

We are celebrating Human's birthday with two cousins in Leuven. Human bought a pistachio latte at the station, but it was much too sweet. This is much better! And yes, I am joining them today. I am not making the same mistake as yesterday.

Today, Human admired the Hamamelis in the Arboretum in Kalmthout, together with the friends from the trip to Sicily. I stayed at home, but the ladies asked about me. So next time I'll be going with them.

Wild snowdrops in the Uilenbos in Hove.

Would anyone like a cinnamon roll? #chefBoeleke

Snowdrops are growing in front of the castle. They are not wild ones. To find those, we need to go to a forest a short distance away. This is something we plan to do soon. #bearinBelgium

The Weyninckhoven castle was first mentioned in a charter of St Rumbold from 1265 as 'Wanhijchoeuen'. In its current form, it is a classicist building with a house chapel from the late 18th - early 19th century. It is the town council building of Hove. #bearinBelgium

We didn't have much time, so we took a short walk in our old village. In human's memory, this park seemed much larger. She remembered a huge playground when she was a child. #bearinBelgium #hove

We've booked trips to Haarlem (in March) and to Hannover (in April). And now for the rest of the year, but there are so many options... #travellingbear

Wordle 1.687 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 "Time is what we want most, but what we use worst." William Penn

Wordle 1.686 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A great achievement.

Wordle 1.685 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 That's what my human is. She was going to take tomorrow off, but now she's going to work after all. ☹️

Wordle 1.684 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 It´s not.

Wordle 1.683 6/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Somewhat dark.

Wordle 1.682 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Unexpected.

Marcelleke visited the city palaces Hotel d'Hane Steenhuyse and Huis Arnold Vander Haeghen in Ghent. The atmosphere of Dangerous Liaisons and authentic Chinese salons.

Wordle 1.681 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Despite our cold, we puzzle with a proud gait.

Wordle 1.680 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 That was near the precipice.

Wordle 1.679 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Very noble.

Wordle 1.678 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pop. Fizz.

Wordle 1.677 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Solid.

Wordle 1.676 5/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 My streak is not.

Wordle 1.675 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Lyrical.

The rucksack had to be put in a locker, but a small bag was allowed and I just fit in there 🤪. Lockers are old-fashioned but okay. You can choose your own code. #lockerreview #beauxartsmons

For those who think Mons (Bergen) doesn't start with the letter H 🤔 we are visiting an exhibition by David Hockney (whose name does start with ...) #bearinBelgium #yearH

Since 1930, the Monkey of Grand’Garde has been the lucky charm of the city of Mons. There is one condition: you must stroke its head with your left hand. In the photo, I'm doing it wrong. But I also rubbed his head with my left paw. #bearinBelgium

Wordle 1.674 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Brain teasers on the train. Spicy.

In more than two hundred years, the 'steyne huys' changed from a steward's house into an elegant ducal palace belonging to the d'Ursel family. A makeover in 1761 by Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni transformed it into a sleek, classicist castle. #bearinBelgium #yearH #Hingene

A rolling stone gathers no moss (Publilius Syrus). #bearinBelgium #yearH #Hingene

Wordle 1.673 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Hot stuff.

Wordle 1.672 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Fast and furious.

The Hof van Busleyden museum itself was okay, but not great. The small exhibition about Rik Wouters was nice, though. We love his colourful paintings. His wife Nel was his muse. #bearinBelgium #yearH

I'm going to start reviewing lockers in museums. Today is the first of 2026. Hof van Busleyden in Mechelen. Good size and clean. With a key. Tokens are available at the reception desk. #lockerreview

Wordle 1.671 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I cracked it.

Hachis Parmentier. Hopefully it will give human some energy, as she fears she is coming down with a cold. #ChefBoeleke

Wordle 1.670 6/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I narrowly evaded failure.

We took advantage of the winter sales to buy a fan. So we're ready for summer!

Wordle 1.669 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Ya-Ya.

Wordle 1.668 2/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Great start. Feeling smart. 😊

According to legend, Tijl Uilenspiegel was a rogue who roamed freely through the Netherlands and Germany in the sixteenth century, fooling everyone with his pranks. #bearinBelgium #Hoboken

Sorghvliedt Castle is a Rococo building built on the foundations of a "hof van plaisantie" or country retreat. It is now the town hall of Hoboken. #bearinBelgium #yearH

We got (a tiny bit) of snow. ❄️

The Lemmekensbaan is an old road connecting Hoogstraten and Lier. It was used to transport flocks of sheep and lambs. A very long time ago, it also marked the border between Germany and France. ##bearinBelgium #yearH

Snow is forecast. The snow has already started falling at the cyclocross race. Heartbreak for Wout 💔. We took a short walk in Halle-Zoersel. Halle Hof was home to Baron de Caters, an ancestor of our current queen. ##bearinBelgium #yearH