Kortrijk
Travel Blogs from Kortrijk, Belgium
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a few days in Belgium
... both Isabella and I aquired a cold and were not up to doing much; After a few days at the seaside we travelled to Kortrijk the home of my grandparents; Kortrijk is a lovely city on banks of the Lisse River; The are many lovley cafes here along with ...
Mosquitoes on the attack
26th May 2012 Morning everyone, the bird's are singing, the sky is blue and the sun is shining and hovering around the 80°F 27°C. Isi thinks it is a good day to keep on top of the washing after a continental breakfast with some of our Belgian "velvet ...
Cycling from Kortrijk to Deinze
The oiriginal plan was to cycle to Gent. However, I got distracted with the lovely countryside. After passing through Deinze, I found some interesting side roads that led past lovely houses, farms and small villages. After cycling for some ...
Cycling from Kortrijk to Wervik
... local bicycle shops in Kortrijk, Mobile and was able to rent a nice touring bike. As the weather was clear I took the bike for a short ride to Wervik, only `20 km from Kortrijk. It was a lovely ride along the Lys, riding past farm houses and small ...
A water feature today!
... drink the water straight out of our water tank unless it is boiled). We did not need much as we had filled up in Kortrijk before leaving. It was not long before the electric tripped by Isi putting the kettle on at the same time as the fan and ...
Topless today!
... for a wash if we are near water and electric again, until such time as it is plumbed in. We then went for a walk round Kortrijk leaving the washing to dry in the 22° so far and 28°down below! Kortrijk is a lovely place and we will be ...
John has 2 rants today!
... was a short time together, and after saying goodbye to Tony, Jean, Chris and Mike, we caught a double-decker train back to Kortrijk. At the station we had a worrying situation where there was no ticket office open and the machine did not accept our ...
Brussels Taffic Nightmares and land of windmills
... and take the bus into the city. It is much cheaper and only a 10 minute bus ride. We are headed west towards Kortrijk Belgium to a small outlining city called Bellegem. We will be staying two nights at Het Bintjeshof (www.hetbintjeshof.be) a ...
A Fantastic Beer Day in Western Belgium
... I am still recalling the McChouffe I had a few days ago and think it is still my new favorite. We continue on the coast of Belgium bordering the North Sea. We find a bustling touristy beach area. As with many areas across Europe, this area is ...
Kortrijk
... is a facinating town rich in history and lore. "According to archaeological discoveries, people were already living around 1500 B.C. where Kortrijk stands today. But there was no real colony before Roman times. First century A.D.: the Gallo-Roman colony ...
Kortrijk fantastic festival
... of the outside thanks to Skype and the outside baron the banks of the river Lys enjoyed seeing Margaret too (all you other Skypers where are you?) We sail on tomorrow but we will always remember Kortrijk in Belgium. ...
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