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Belgian Battlefields
Monday Dec 3 Another day in and about the battlefields of Belgium. Weather was generally poor - at times the car warned it was 3° and to be aware of 'black ice'. There was mizzle, drizzle or light rain all day. Not much fun for getting in and out of the car as we completed our battlefield car tour begun yesterday. We also encountered a number of 'closed on Mondays' situations eg. Hooge Crater Museum, our very nice bakery on the way to the car park and quite a few cafes and ...
Here at last
... Fields.We even;managed to find the grave of Cheryl's great uncle Arthur Goard, and were able to place a cross with a poppy on behalf of the family.So many cemeteries and such a dreadful loss of life
While Cheryl and Brian were on the tour Jenni and Julie explored Brugge including a boat tour of the canals
That night we had dinner at a restaurant down from our accom.
A sign at the front reads.......
CAFE OPENING ...
In Bruges
... rely on their outdoor seating and this was definitely NOT an outdoor seating kind of day.
As we finished our lunch, the clouds parted and the sun came out brilliantly. We decided to do the City Walk Tour (as outlined in Rick Steves and other resources), which took us through the streets of Bruges, along the canals and very picturesque parts of the town. This is definitely "old-world" Europe and you could ...
And tiptoe through the tulips with me
... on the town, we went back to a local cafe to have moulles and frites (mussels and fries) and asparagus, which is just coming in and was specially noted on many menu boards. The cafe we chose was in one of the gothic houses. The lunch was nothing special and was very expensive (71 euros plus tip), but Jean is not sorry we had lunch there. We were paying for the ambiance.
After lunch we went back to the market and Jean ...
Day 1 – Planning, arriving, drinking and sle
... travellers in our coach on the journey back from Bruges, or who knows where we would have ended up!) and easily find the Platform for the final leg of our train journey. To our (my) excitement, we’re travelling on a double decker train (I’m easily pleased)!
It’s already dark by the time we reach our destination, and the Christmas lights are twinkling and the scent ...
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