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One evening during my stay in Mons, Belgium for the Aquarellades exhibition, I went out for dinner with my French artist friends.  The night was still young and we were shown around town by a local person who was also a volunteer for the exhibition.  In the historic center, there was a good number of people walking around us even though everything seemed to shut down at 6pm there.  It was a very cold evening, the weather unsettling all day long.

We came to La Grand-Place, the main square, and I was pleasantly surprised by everything looking perfect - it's beautiful, clean, safe and just the right size; buildings and towers have exquisite architectural features, some illuminated with soft light; cafes and restaurants are busy but no rowdy crowd in sight.

Our new Belgian friend showed me an interesting thing in front of the city hall, the most eye-catching building on the square: an iron statue of monkey.  She told me to touch the head of this little animal because it's a good luck charm.  I did, then I noticed that this monkey had so many gentle pats on his head before me as it looked very shiny.  I believe a painting demonstration I did in 2 days in front of a huge crowd went well thanks to this petit singe de Mons.

Dutch artist Gerard Hendriks, who exhibited in the Aquarellades, made this fantastic video about the exhibition (click here and enjoy)!

La Grand-Place, Mons, Belgium I

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