No doubt - Mechelen is Pleasant, Peaceful and Pretty!
Mechelen- This has been a home for us for over a year now. When you prepare to leave a certain place, a flush of memories gathers around the mind and you realize how much the place means to you. Three of us have lived the best part of our lives here! So we do have a very special place for Mechelen in our hearts.
Mechelen gave us peace and we realized how important it is to have a peaceful mind. There is no rush in everyday life..workplace at eye’s distance, school at walk-able distance, supermarket nearby...Relief! Soothing sound of church bells gives positive vibrations...You wake up to see a river (not very clean) which flows in both directions! (They have some controlled flow mechanism I suppose.) Looking at changing colors of the sky from glass windows becomes a routine. And even if it becomes routine, you don’t get bored with it because the vastness of the sky humbles your very existence.
Mechelen brought us very close to Nature. We witnessed changes in Nature in all seasons, spring, summer, autumn and winter. Simply observing patterns of changing nature around was a great joy...My daughter and I had a great time picking up fallen leaves of beautiful trees in fall. It is only here, we witnessed the first snowfall of our life. Spring flowers had put smiles on our faces.
Nature has its own charm!
Changing day time was also quite an experience! In summer, you can experience sunrise at 4 am and sunset at 11 pm. While in winter, it is the other extreme...sunrise at 8 am and sunset at 4 pm.
You live quite a changed lifestyle here. Summer clothing and winter clothing are two different things. But we definitely got bored with wearing jackets and shoes..it’s a burden!
Evening walk around the town was always joyful. The tallest St. Rumbold's Cathedral, old heritage buildings with a maintained style of facades, an open central square will always be remembered.
Every Saturday, a Market like Tulashibag in Pune gets arranged which is called a Grote market. The concept of a shop on wheels is so cool..! They sell various stuff fresh vegetables, fruits, various bakery items, chocolates, flowers, cheese, meat etc, Other day to day items are also sold. Visit to the Grote market is a must on Saturday...it has a kind of cheerful spirit.
Bruul road is the only small shopping street in Mechelen. All shops get closed at 6 pm. And if you enter the shop at 5:55 pm, the shopkeeper will not entertain you!
Garden on the bruul road is also very very special...The huge trees have become friends for us. Observing changing patterns with season, picking up fallen leaves, enjoying flower blooms, capturing the greenery and fall colors...everything is so serene over there and you nothing but wonder at the workings of nature.
Well, it is time to say goodbye to Mechelen. And yes...Mechelen’s wonderful nature will surely be missed!.
