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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
... 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
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..
... as Kate stayed in the car as it made the experience quite personal. It sent shudders down my spine seeing row of row of;
'A Soldier of the Great War' 'Known unto God'.
I've never really got the unknown soldier thing before - It's sunk in now.
We went from this mini-tour to the Paschendale Museum and in classic Martin and Kate style read pretty much everything in sight. It was a very good museum only slightly ruined by a student ...
"In 80 yds, Turn Right!!"
... green beans that they had offered as a side dish. It was 47 Euro. The green beans shown on the bill were 6 Euro, or 5 pounds. There goes your tip lads. It's not their fault I guess, we could have checked the price and then said no - we had wrongly assumed that some green beans which have a cost of maybe 0.2 Euro should cost no more than say 2-3 Euro max. We were wrong.
I didn't tip. We walked away and went to bed. A mixed bag for the first day in Bruges. We like it ...


