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Kortrijk
... alternated with serious crises. By the end of the 18th century, the French Revolution would lay the foundation of modern society. During the French reign society was modernized dramatically. A new legal system came into force, viz. the Code Napoleon. A new political structure provided the basis for the district of Kortrijk within the Department de la Lys, the current Province of West Flanders.
After a brief reunification with ...
From "Flander's fields" to Westvleteren
... beer phone, you have to give personal information, including the license plate number to your car. One is then given a date and time at which you must be at the front gate of the abbey to purchase the beer. It is strictly forbidden to be resold and after you purchase your two case limit, the same car or phone number cannot purchase again for another sixty days. All of these measures are only because there is a small amount of beer ...
This is one city I will visit again
... I just strolled back and forth across, sometimes stopping to take pictures, sometimes stopping for coffee or a beer and to read. You can feel the vibe of all the good people. You can see it in their facial expressions and their body language. There are hundreds of bikes in town and not one is locked up. No one is afraid of anyone walking out on their tab at restaurants. Everyone is genuinely happy and enjoying ...
In Flanders Fields the poppies grow..
... into this I have also found that it could mean adding weight to the grave to keep the souls in check and at peace or to show that the person is still one of God's 'sheep' (A shepherd would count his sheep using pebbles in a sling, one pebble for each sheep).
Its been a long time since the Great War but for me this well kept, well tended cemetary shows the respect that those lost will always deserve. This cemetary contains 12000 burials, with many ...
"In 80 yds, Turn Right!!"
... a bit dutch and a bit tourist.
Anyway, 50-60 miles to get to Bruges, and probably another 50-60 miles around Bruges thanks to that most argumentative and irritating invention - the Sat Nav. Had we just followed the signs we probably would have arrived 20 minutes earlier. Tom, as he will now be known, firstly directed us into the middle of a Market and then took us down a one way street, apparently the wrong way (all the other cars were facing towards us - a good ...


