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Waterloo Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Waterloo, Belgium
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Give Brussels A second chance?
I decided to give Brussels a second chance: this time on a Saturday. Friday night scene was a little unsettling with the kids in the car. Brussels is a vibrant city. Very appealing actually. People could be a lot more conscientious and ...
Belgium - Waterloo
... a Hill in the distance with something on top. We wondered what it could be. Reading the map, we were heading towards Waterloo. However stupid us, it didn't click, we had no idea it was the site of THE battle of Waterloo. We ...
To Belgium and the battle of Waterloo
... – it overlooks the countryside and you can see the Lion Mound, which is large monument commemorating the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. I had a Belgium beer with Jean-Philippe sitting on the terrace – he said I should try a variety while I am in ...
Brugge - the little Venice
Take a look at the photos on yesterday's blog - there are some more. Well, another big day in Belgium! After a lovely continental breakfast in our B&B, Jean-Philippe, Christine and Rebecca picked us up for a visit to Brugge, which is in the north ...
Mussels in Brussels
... . The buildings in Brussels are very impressive - again historic, with a number of prominent churches, palaces etc. We saw the Belgium Parliament building, the Premier's office and residence (like No. 10 Downing St), the King's Palace, lovely gardens and ...
Brussels & Waterloo
Brussels - Grand Place, lovely arcade with glass roof, flower stalls on market square, Mannekin Pis Waterloo - Lions Mound where Prince of Orange was ...
Friday's there!
... I'm probably going to eat with a friend and Killian somewhere. Then tonight I'm tempted by the rollerparade : http://www.brussels-belgium-guide.com/brussels-roller-parade.html It's so cool around here, there's even techno music going along in a car that ...
Day 5 - Wednesday
This needs to be updated, but I wanted to throw up pictures of a daytrip Barabara and I took to Brussels. Mannekin Piss Barabara & I & Manneken Piss Barbara & I have Kriek at a tavern in Brussels A true Belgian waffle... on the ...
Waterloo
Ania and myself visited the famous place of Napoleon's defeat. We have seen the lion, visited the audiotour and climbed the hill to have a look at the battlefield ...
Friday - My "Last" Day
I'll have to put something in here later tonight or quite soon! (Especially since it's July 07 and I didnt realize i didn't have anything ...
Recap of Belgium
Waterloo is where the majority of my Grandmaman's and my Belgian family lives, and where my Grandmaman lived for most of her life. We arrived here first and stayed with my great aunt and uncle at their home which was so neat. I had the opportunity to ...
The Battle of Waterloo...
... the best preserved battlefields in Europe. A group of people from my program decided to go on a day trip to see Waterloo. After a 30 minute train ride, we walked through a cool museum that was the Wellington's headquarters during the ...
Another lazy Sunday
I went to sleep around 5.45 am that day, so I tried to forced myself to sleep past 10.30 am when I first opened my eyes. Killian had slept with my grand-parents, but he was regularly checking out in my room to see if I was alive or so :-) I went out of ...
May 02, 2011
Saturday - My real last day!
... birthday girl was real cool and spent time in the states. Completely random after the fact note: My flight back from my second Belgium trip the following January she was on the same flight! Smaaaaaall world. Anyway, so the party was great, I made due ...
Historic place
Not far from the Belgium capital of Brussel lies the historic monument of Waterloo (pronounced Vaterlo: - or close). It isn't much (but I don't remember it too well) but go see a place steeped in history...Napoleon met his Waterloo here...no kidding! ...
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