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Top Hotels in Bastogne
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Best Western Hotel Melba Bastogne
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Hostellerie d'Inzepre Bastogne
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Hotel Collin, Le 1900 Bastogne
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Hotel Giorgi Bastogne
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Hotel du Sud Bastogne
1 review
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Du Commerce Hotel Houffalize Bastogne
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Hotel Leo Bastogne
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Travel Blogs from Bastogne, Belgium
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Battle of the Bulge
... 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 ...
Battle of the Bulge
We were on the road at 7:30AM. Today we traveled to Bastogne, Belgium. At this site was the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. It was the bloodiest battle of the war. The Siege at Bastogne was one battle that ...
Chocolates and "Nuts!"
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 ...
Battle of the Bulge
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
... night I did find a hotel and I've never been so happy in a bed in my life! The following morning was a lazy run into Bastogne, famed for the Battle of the Bulge in WW2. A friendly local cyclist actually escorted me 3/4 of the way there and gave me a ...
The Battle of the Bulge Museum
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 ...
The American Vimy
... anyone who has seen the Band of Brothers videos this will be familiar. It was here that East company held the line north of Bastogne in December '44. The guide book said that we would find the original foxholes in the forest north of town so we headed ...
Bastogne - The Battle of the Bulge
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 ...
Reliving the Battle of the Bulge
... ;m quite enjoying eating ham, cheese, and chocolate sandwiches for breakfast. At 7:15, we were all ready for the drive to Bastogne. Today was the coolest day of the trip so far – 13 degrees Celsius (about 57 degrees Fahrenheit). It was ...
Battle of the Bulge
We were on the road at 7:30AM. Today we traveled to Bastogne, Belgium. At this site was the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. It was the bloodiest battle of the war. The Siege at Bastogne was one battle that ...
Battle of the Bulge
No, I am not talking about us gaining weight, thank goodness! We visited the memorial in Bastogne that commemorates the Battle of the Bulge in WWII. Dale found the museum to be quite interesting. Both the museum and the memorial are in the shape of ...
The Tour Begins!
... week. (think Elvis Presly costume, ect...) After leaving Brussels, we found ourselves in the small town of Bastogne. This town is located in the south of the country, near the German and Luxembourg borders. English is not widely ...
We are in the south so its "Bonjour from Belgium"
... , very, very nice. All to soon we were through Luxembourg (small country again) and now in Belgium. Stopped in Bastogne, remembering the name from somewhere but couldn't remember why, the memorial Sherman tank in the town square ...
Couple of hours in Bastogne!
... ;Aww! Last day in Belgium, but we are leaving to go to Paris, the city of lights. But before that we went to Bastogne Historical centre. We saw many picture, video and other things relating the war that held in Bastogne. Then we saw the ...
Military history abounds
Bastogne was a highlight of the trip for Dwain. Turned out he was quite the master of military history and several approached him to ask questions about the significance of the area and what was occurring during the war. We also visited the ...
Geneva to Paris to Sedan to Bastogne
... coldest 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 ...
Bastogne Museum
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 ...
Incredible Honor
We only got to spend a few hours in Belgium and they were all after dark. We went to the Begian monument to the Americans and it was absolutely incredible. We then went to dinner at Leo's which is located in an old converted train Boxcar. Jude and I had ...
The Battle of the Bulge
... ; I have studied WW2 extensively, but when it comes to the Battle of the Bulge, I have always focused on the siege of Bastogne, where my grandfather fought. It was fascinating to learn the history of the northern end of the battle. One of the more ...
Battle of the Bulge Field Trip
... 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 ...
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