Looking at the cathedral from the Cafe Xaverius ...

I'm sipping a capuccino in a cafe opposite the cathedral - the pale tower brushes heaven - 

Inside the cathedral, there is an exhibition of religious paintings by Peter Paul Rubens, Frans Floris, Quinten Metsijs and other masters with strange names -

I gazed upon fallen angels, a slender half naked Christ, the severed head of John the Baptist - 

Candles burned before a silver statue of the Virgin - sombre tombs were beneath my feet - 

The waitress puts down a tray of drinks - I look out for Anne and Nelleke - Peter sips his coffee - 

15.00

August 20 2014

Cafe Xaverius

Antwerp