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Article: Travel: Student heaven in Lager Central
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- March 27, 1996
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In the middle of the Oude Markt square a handsome young couple
was sitting. As the purple and white flowers planted around their
bench bent in the breeze, he was saying no, he couldn't go out
tonight, he had to study. She, her shiny blond hair waving along
her back, said: "Please, we have to, I just finished my exams."
They deliberated for 10 minutes before he, swarthy in denim, got up
and walked off. She stayed on the bench, her face curled in
disappointment, for a minute or two, before bounding off into the
nearest bar.
Louvain must be a miserable place when you have work to do. The
gabled Renaissance oval of the Oude Markt alone contains 40 cafes
and bars, from glitzy space-age taverns ...