Camping De Kalkaert Ostende
Fleriskotstraat 8 Ostende, West Flanders, 8400, Belgium
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Kortrijk
... situated on the crossroads of Tongeren-Kassel and Tournai-Oudenburg. Caroticum is a Latin form of an old Celtic name.
In Roman times Kortrijk saw its first trade activity at the junction of two Roman roads. In the 5th century the Romans made way for the Frankish, who converted to Christianism.
Between the 9th and the 18th centuries, Kortrijk was part of the County of Flanders. This county was continuously endangered by the great ...
From "Flander's fields" to Westvleteren
... eat red meat, given up all worldly possessions, and speak only when necessary. They take great pride in their beer. It is respected as the best beer in the world by many beer aficionados. They brew 60,000 cases a year and haven’t increased production since the early 1900’s. To obtain the beer one must call a certain phone number, at a certain day and time, and they are not guaranteed to get through. If you get through ...
This is one city I will visit again
... I just strolled back and forth across, sometimes stopping to take pictures, sometimes stopping for coffee or a beer and to read. You can feel the vibe of all the good people. You can see it in their facial expressions and their body language. There are hundreds of bikes in town and not one is locked up. No one is afraid of anyone walking out on their tab at restaurants. Everyone is genuinely happy and enjoying ...
In Flanders Fields the poppies grow..
... which had us pinned in a room for 20 minutes as they passed through. The museum has a great deal of information regarding the local conditions of the war, the progress through different phases, the results (aerial photos showing before and after of the area) and a mock up of the Dugouts built underground which housed the soldiers while they weren't in the trenches (this is what you see on Blackadder 4). The dugouts were a little freaky as there didn't ...
"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 ...


