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Take a moment to admire this sculpture garden from the road. There are some beautiful creations among them.

The surrounding cemetery is enclosed by a low brick wall with a plinth and blue limestone covering slabs, above which is an iron gate with elaborate cast-iron columns. The western and eastern entrances are flanked by block pillars. The gravestones vary in both design and material, the oldest of which, primarily made of blue limestone, date back to the second half of the 19th century. (Inventory of Immovable Heritage)

An ideal place to stop for a drink or a snack. Note: closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

The Benedictine Abbey of Affligem, located on the border of Brabant and Flanders, owes its origins to six warriors who were moved by the preaching of Wedericus, a monk from Ghent's St. Peter's Abbey. Through the efforts of Saint Anno, Archbishop of Cologne, they settled, probably in 1062, in the hamlet of Affligem, on land belonging to the minor German Count Palatine Herman II, whose guardian was the archbishop. Another Frankish settlement had already existed there: Abulingaheim, which means "home of the people of Abulo or Avilo." Intrigued to explore the abbey? Click through to https://abdijaffligem.wordpress.com/2017/03/17/affligem-door-de-eeuwen-heen/

A nice, separated bike path along a busy road. Be aware that it can get quite busy here. Everyone on their own half of the road is fine.

A beautiful village square where the Sandstone and the ornate Hop Monument take center stage. On the accompanying information panels, you can read about "Hop Cultivation of the Past" in a nutshell. It's always interesting to learn a little more about Meldert and the faluintjes (little hops). About the monument: it was designed by Jean Bernard Koeman. He created an inverted, abstract hop cone, in a metal structure 5.5 meters high and 6 meters in diameter. It will be planted with living hop cones, which grow up to 7 meters tall. The artwork features the text "On the circumference of the earth, beginning and end meet," a quote from the Greek philosopher Heraclitus, with Koeman replacing "a circle" with "the earth." Source: https://toerismeaffligem.be/

Meldert's village square is triangular and was formerly used as a "dries" (field). The houses surrounding the square formed a safe area for small livestock. Linguistically, a "dries" is a public village space covered in grass that was historically used as gathering places for the village's flocks of sheep, cattle, or pigs before they left for the heathland or meadows or after returning from there.

An ideal stop. Step inside the beautifully restored, historic station building and be transported back to a time when you could replenish your energy.