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“There Filming Midgets” In Bruges!!!
... chocolate!! We stopped in most of them tasting all the freebies they offered!
We arrived in the square of Bruges known as the Markt, which has very old, medieval detailed architecture. The Belfort (Bell Tower) was the main attraction, that’s where Brendan Gleeson fell off in the movie “In Bruges”, but it looked totally different in real life! The place was packed with tourists trying to get in front of you, I felt like just pulling them out of the way to get ...
More Churches, Mussels and a Long Climb
... often there was little room to move. We finally made it to the top of the Belfry, which offered a spectacular view of Brugge. The descent down the staircase was easier than the climb, and at the bottom we were exhausted from the heat and the descent. We finally found a family from Kentucky that took a picture of us in the Markt, which today was full of flower vendors and tables of produce. After the Markt we went to the Gruuthaus, which was the former home of a ...
Bruges Zotten
Brugge, pronounced similar to the Spanish word for witch, BRUJA, is a well preserved gem of medieval buildings and streets. It is a small city in comparison to Amsterdam, but it seems to have a higher concentration of tourists and tour groups. Tourists sweep through the city in large groups during the day, and Brugge seems to be a popular destination for all nationalities, particularly Spanish and Chinese tourists. It is no wonder that the taxi ...
A day in Ieper
... payments. The buildings in the city center were rebuilt as much as possible to be like the original. The further out from the center, the more modern the buildings become. Somewhere in the middle is a magical mix of the two. It's a really lovely town for a stroll.
I crossed through the Menin Gate and looped around the outside of the Yser canal, where I found a quiet like park full of a variety of different birds. I ...
'I died in hell, they called it Passchendaele'
... the line was held and Canadian's reputation was sealed.
The memorial at Saint Julien is called 'The Brooding Soldier'. As breathtaking as the memorial at Vimy Ridge is, I find the Saint Julien Memorial to be much more moving. It is simple and elegant, and speaks volumes without saying a word.
We then went to a farm where Andre showed us their annual yield of war material ...
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