The Rum Jar Bed & Breakfast
Elverdingestraat 69, Ypres
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The Rum Jar Bed & Breakfast Ypres

Elverdingestraat 69 Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium

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Kortrijk

A travel blog entry by sklitgord

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... 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

A travel blog entry by forthestory

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... 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

A travel blog entry by forthestory

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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..

A travel blog entry by martinandkate

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... by endless bombardmentover the trenches and tunnels and watched as a couple of children played amongst it all with not a clue. It was quite fitting.
I found the experience a little difficult to take in, being a place where people died at the peak of their lives fighting, not a graveyard where people are laid to rest. It all seems a little surreal now - just a bit of turf in the middle of Belgium surrounded by a few houses and bars.
Hill 62 ...

"In 80 yds, Turn Right!!"

A travel blog entry by martinandkate

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... have quite happily eaten Fish and Chips, which is seriously odd. In typical style we were pulled aside for a quick vehicle check over at the Port and I am holding the beard and flatcap completely responsible. They are both difficult to let go of after returning home. Apparently we were safe to continue and were free to venture to the continent. Onto the Ferry.

The DFDS ferry was marginally the most dull trip I have ever taken. The only highlights of which were ...

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