Zonneweelde Ypres
Adj.Masscheleninlann 18 Ypres, West Flanders, 8900, Belgium
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... and the internal dynamics of family businesses, new activities were developed, so that the region reached an extraordinarily high level of prosperity.
This period is characterized by social and cultural emancipation: the good relations between the workers and their employers, mostly in family businesses, supported local prosperity. The Flemish culture as well as the Dutch language have taken a firm position in the bilingual Belgian state.
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From "Flander's fields" to Westvleteren
... monks in the monastery. I walked some kilometers from the small town of Poperinge to the remote town of Westvleteren. My hips were very tired. I rang the doorbell to the monastery said hello and explained that I was backpacking and walked a long way. I asked politely if I could stay with them, but they explained that there was no place for me to stay. I could tell the monk was thinking, he asked me to wait. A little while ...
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!!"
... room for my car and my car alone. A very personal service.
The two creepy boys (I expect they are lovely but they clearly spend a lot of time in this dark, slightly dated hotel) were at the back door of the hotel when we unloaded and just stared at me for a bit before walking off.
It's one of those hotels where you don't ever quite know where you are. The walkways wind a bit and go up and down like a crazy jigsaw. We walked through a doorway and along a ...


