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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
... 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
... 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..
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who ...
"In 80 yds, Turn Right!!"
... through the cobbles, past many pedestrians who must have been insisting that they were suffering De javu from seeing the same Red Fiat Grande Punto with flatcapped bearded man driving and then turning right 80 yds before where Tom insisted we had to turn. Phew. Nearly there.
"Turn right in 80 yds" Who uses yds for crying out loud?!. "Damnit, was that the turning? That wasn't 80 yds. That was barely 5 yds, It was barely a cobbled track and it had a car reversing ...

