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Kortrijk
... situated on the crossroads of Tongeren-Kassel and Tournai-Oudenburg. Caroticum is a Latin form of an old Celtic name.
In Roman times Kortrijk saw its first trade activity at the junction of two Roman roads. In the 5th century the Romans made way for the Frankish, who converted to Christianism.
Between the 9th and the 18th centuries, Kortrijk was part of the County of Flanders. This county was continuously endangered by the great ...
From "Flander's fields" to Westvleteren
... eat red meat, given up all worldly possessions, and speak only when necessary. They take great pride in their beer. It is respected as the best beer in the world by many beer aficionados. They brew 60,000 cases a year and haven’t increased production since the early 1900’s. To obtain the beer one must call a certain phone number, at a certain day and time, and they are not guaranteed to get through. If you get through ...
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..
... dead engraved on the walls surrounding. With 150+ cemetaries in the area, it is difficult to get a sense of perspective - but it is worth considering how disgusted we are nowadays when 1 person dies in battle.
We drove back to Bruges after an interesting but quite emotionally draining day. I for one felt shattered and Kate's lilting head and closed eyes on the majority of the trip back confirmed she was a bit gone too.
Not to be forgotton.
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"In 80 yds, Turn Right!!"
Booked it, packed it, F***ed off. In the long living words of Peter Kay. Easy as that. After spending numerous hours trying to decide where we would go for a long weekend break, I settled on Bruges after finding ferry crossings for a mere 42 quid return and hearing nice things about one of the most famous places for balacing that difficult to master trick of both pleasing men with beer and women with chocolate. It seemed ideal. The drive would take less than the journey ...


