Bastogne, Belgium Travel Blogs

Battle of the Bulge
Jul 28, 2007 (2 photos)

... attack on four allies in that location.  The plan was to divide the British and American troops in half and capture Antwerp, Belgium.  It was the last big push by Hitler before the end of the war and the German's coordinated this attack with ...

Chocolates and "Nuts!"
Apr 26, 2007 (20 photos)

Today was another sunny warm day in Belgium.  This time, I went to a famous WWII site, Bastogne.  I also tried out Belgian chocolates :-)   The grocery stores here have some really unusual flavors of chips.  Of course, there's Paprika ...

Battle of the Bulge
Aug 31, 2009 (8 photos)

We woke up in Aachen this morning and decided to drive through the back roads to Belgium and pay a visit to Bastonge, were thousands of soldiers as ell as civilians died during WWII's Battle of the Bulge. The only real reminders are a Sherman Tank ...

Sunshine and Belgian Tour Guides
Aug 16, 2006 (3 photos)

... French. In return I told him all the things that had been on my mind since childhood. Very therapeutic indeed. All told 630kms to Bastogne so far, bike and body fine. Mind is still where it was when I left but improving daily. The sun has come out ...

The Battle of the Bulge Museum
Mar 13, 2005 (9 photos)

We got to Bastogne in the late morning and went straight to the WWII museum. It was really a very well done museum, with all sorts of personal accounts of how the war affected not only the soldiers, but also the civilians who were just trying to survive. ...

Road Trip with Chapman
Jan 3, 2006

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Bastogne - The Battle of the Bulge
Apr 19, 1981

A historic transportation hub in the beautiful rolling hills of the Ardennes Forest in Belgium. Still a small city, Bastogne played a pivotal role in the German Winter Offensive of 1944 - "The Battle of the Bulge". Desperately needing to slow the ...

Luxembourg
Jul 13, 2006

Back home via Luxembourg

Bastogne
Jul 11, 2006

Visiting the old city of Bastogne

Who said this quote in this town?
Jun 25, 2005

"Nuts"

Geneva to Paris to Sedan to Bastogne
Nov 16, 2009 (3 photos)

... winter weather on record, until relieved. It is an inspiring story of valor and perseverance.  I never tire of walking around Bastogne and thinking about what happened there. I had a pizza for dinner and came back to my room fairly early to get some ...

Bastogne Museum
Apr 19, 2008 (5 photos)

We took a Saturday drive to Bastogne which was about 1.5 hours from Brussels, south in the Ardennes. It is a museum and memorial for WWII. It was a pretty drive and the grounds of the museum were impressive.

Battle of the Bulge Field Trip
Feb 2, 2009 (41 photos)

... trips to locations within or near Luxembourg.  I decided to take advantage of this week's trip which went to Bastogne, Belgium.  Bastogne is a tiny rural town in which major fighting from the infamous Battle of the Bulge took place.  It is ...