Leuven Language Buddies

Come join LLB for a nice visit to one of the most picturesque cities of Belgium!

Day planning:

1. We leave from Heverlee station at 9AM.
2. We arrive in Dinant, have our first eye on the city, enjoy the Meuse. We might take a few pictures...
3. We visit the highlight: the Citadel
4. Collegiate Church of Notre Dame
5. Lunch
6. We admire the bridge and the saxophones. We also visit the House of Sax (free, shouldn't take long)
7. Up to you what you wanna do next: museum of Leffe, strawling the city, a small little hike around town...
8. We gather for dinner
9. Happy and full of memories we head back to Leuven.

Train stuff:

• We depart at Heverlee Station on Track 2 on the S20 train towards Ottignies. The train leaves at 09:00.
• We leave Dinant at 20.13 and should be back by 22.01 at Heverlee.
• If you want, you can depart from/arrive back at Leuven station instead on the same S20 train. We opted for the Heverlee station because it's less busy.
• Please buy your ticket beforehand. Look into Train+, it can save you money.

What to bring:

• A water bottle
• Phone (charged), power bank and charging cable
• Bank card, maybe some cash?
• Raincoat/umbrella/sunglasses, sunscreen and hat/snow boots/gloves/... depending on the weather
• Some snacks (if you want to)
• Comfortable walking shoes
• Student card or other benefits for cheaper access
• Camera (if you want to)
• Some earbuds/book/... for the train if you wanna zone out

Come join LLB for a nice trip to Hasselt, the capital of Limburg (and where I was born). We will visit during the Jeneverfeesten, the extravagant city party. While the name makes it look like just drinking, there's way more to explore!

Schedule (subject to change)

• 09.45 we meet at the train station (in front of the main building, at Madmum)
• 10.07 our train leaves on Track 3 of Leuven Station.
• 11.00 We arrive in Hasselt, take a coffee and have a look at the activities.
• 12.00 We walk to the Japanese Garden and have a look around
• 14.00 We walk back to the Jenevermarkt and have lunch
• Free afternoon: we'll provide you with a list of options
• We have dinner, maybe some jenever, and take the train back to Leuven

Practical

• We leave at the 10.07 IC train towards Genk. According to the schedule, this one will arrive at Track 3. Buy your ticket in advance, look at Train+, it can save you money. If you need help with this, let us know in advance
• We don't ask any ticket price. The cost will be in train tickets, entry to the Japanese Garden, drinks/foods you buy...
• You can contact your host Ward at this phone number (no WhatsApp): +32 456 94 27 18
• There's some walking on this day. Take comfortable shoes and maybe an umbrella/raincoat (according to the weather)
• Other things to take: a charged phone, powerbank, snacks, water(bottle), card/cash, ID (Belgian drinking age for strong drinks is 18) some train entertainment if you wanna zone out.
• In Belgium, credit cards are often not accepted. Take a Debit Card and/or cash.

NB: Alcohol damages your health. Alcohol schaadt de gezondheid. L’alcool nuit à la santé