B&B Elisabethscorner Brugge
Koningin Elisabethlaan 67 Brugge, West Flanders, 8000, Belgium
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Kortrijk
... was characterized by economic diversification, which fostered employment and prosperity. The flax industry set the tone. Thanks to the retting process, the water in the river Leie was of an excellent quality, which earned the Leie the name of "Golden River". "
Excerpt taken from http://www.trabel.com/kortrijk/kortrijk -history.htm
In the 60s and 70s the Kortrijk region underwent a new, far-reaching reconversion. Following from the ...
From "Flander's fields" to Westvleteren
... their lives fighting over this small town from 1914-1918. If you would like to see the town, Google Ieper, before and after the war, I am sure there are some incredible pictures. I probably walked and biked fifty miles in the few days I was there. Okay, okay, it was an electric bicycle, the pedaling wasn’t that tough. I am on vacation alright; I am allowed to rent the electric bicycle.
Okay, I was on a pilgrimage ...
This is one city I will visit again
After a few days in Brussels I made my way to the medieval town of Brugge. There were a lot of tourists, but it, in no way, shape, or form, took away from the splendor of the city. Brugge, like many cities in Belgium, had tall gothic clock towers and cathedrals with spires that towered over the city, all a half a millennium old. Just to walk around the city is pleasant. At forty-five minutes to cross the city ...
In Flanders Fields the poppies grow..
... by endless bombardmentover the trenches and tunnels and watched as a couple of children played amongst it all with not a clue. It was quite fitting.
I found the experience a little difficult to take in, being a place where people died at the peak of their lives fighting, not a graveyard where people are laid to rest. It all seems a little surreal now - just a bit of turf in the middle of Belgium surrounded by a few houses and bars.
Hill 62 ...
"In 80 yds, Turn Right!!"
... re cheap".
The 14 Euro meal was ok. Nice starter of pate, Kate has mussels. Main was Rabbit for Kate and Beef Stew for me. 'Dessert of the Day' was a scoop of ice cream with a wafer. We weren't all that hungry and for dessert that all I could probably manage anyhow. We both drank from ma-husive Hoogarden jars and enjoyed the beer - very nice. The surprise came when getting the bill. We calculated that it should be 41 Euro plus whatever else they charged us for Kates ...



