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Belgian Battlefields
... address or location and spent some considerable time trying internet sites and just driving around looking for this site. Eventually we got the Sat Nav to locate this as a 'memorial' and reached the cemetery just after dark. It was also closed by then so I found a gap in the hedge fence I could climb through and paid my respects. Cheryl somewhat annoyed at my driving obsession to do what I had decided I wanted to do despite the dark and poor weather. Headed back for Ieper and ...
One Large Fry, Please - Hold the Mayo
April 23 One Large Fry, Please - Hold the Mayo
It's true. Belgium has great fries, except they are served with a huge dollop of mayo. Dollop? No, make that fries drowned in mayo. For those who have been to Quebec, think pontine with mayo instead of gravy.
Memory moment of the day: Having breakfast with Rene and Carolyn, leisurely eating and talking with a familiarity that does not match the ...
Day 211 - 212 : In Bruges (too obvious?)
... and other tourists attractions (though the Belfry does suck). The city is very picturesque, and the canals running through it are very photogenic – though I'm not sure about it being called the "Venice of the North" – for one, the people here are much more amicable.
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Bruges and beyond
... we went first to Damme. This was a lovely place about 5 km from Bruges that we discovered was on a cycle way and also had a canal going to it on which a paddleboat ran. We just wandered about enjoying the peaceful atmosphere. The carillon in the belfry was very ‘trilly’ rather than deep and was a lovely sound. We found an interesting sculpture as we walked in from the parking area and later found it was based on an old story of a mischievous man who was a rebel. He is ...
The Land of Chocolate, Beer and Waffles
... sauce, both delicious). Yes, we really fit in well there and enjoyed our time. We used the map to discover really cute little pubs, including one that is the oldest in Bruges. You enter through a door off a tiny street and go up some internal stairs until you reach, what I presume, was someone's living room at one point. People have been coming to this place to drink beer since 1515.
We met up with a young couple ...