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Recordist's notes
We are here in a kind of special place, as this is an abandoned monks cemetery. On the satelitte view, you can't distinguish it because of the abondant trees. Monks were all working in the school just near (south-west). It was a long time ago. Long... Not so far as numerous people knew them. Today, there's no more anybody to maintain this place. That's sad because there are very-very-very few people knowing this is existing ; simply no more than this, in fact it's sad to say it's an oblivion. Surprisingly, it's also a motivating place as nature is completely free to grow and yell. I was wishing to speak, somewere, about this forgotten monks, without judging their life and their teaching, just because solely everybody merit memory. This place is recorded below a constant quiet rain, mingled with the unceasing trains and frightful planes. A very-very small piece of peace in the midst of life.
About the place
Louvain-la-Neuve is a town of about 29,521 people in Wallonia, Belgium. OttoAnna lists 351 field recordings from here.
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Sources & credits
- “Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgique - In the cemetery” by Vincent Duseigne – CC BY 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0