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Belgian Battlefields
... of French soldiers were present tonight and played a minor role during the service. Each night has been different but very moving on every occasion. I am pleased we left our warm room to attend this service each of the three nights we have been in Ieper. Ate at a cafe across the square from Old Tom. Made the mistake of having soup and a main meal and so could not finish our dishes. Had a pleasant chat with three English ladies and then headed for the hotel about 22.15. A good end to a big day ...
A water feature today!
... we MUST go to Bruge, so we have now decided to go from there to Zeebrugge to Holland round the coast which will be quicker – weather permitting of course!
We cast off at 11am with the help of the harbour master keeping our stern into the pontoon and upstream as we turned and our neighbouring boats were on standby too (we had been moved up very close to each other to make room for extra boats expected for the festival and ...
Topless today!
... their attitude that made us feel totally unwelcome even for the 1 night, so we decided to go back to Kortrijk before we could not get back there either, as there is a festival on this weekend and expecting more boats. It turns out it is a public holiday for Pentecost so Monday is like our Bank Holiday.
We arrived back and managed to get the same spot.
After dinner we used the washing machine ...
Brussels Taffic Nightmares and land of windmills
... clip herbs from the garden and on the road farmers on tractors are returning from their days work. By now the tables are beginning to fill up as diners start to roll in at 8pm and later. I guess people eat late here.
We order a Westmalle Bruin to have with our dinner. It is deep and dark and earthy and very full bodied. It is a perfect fit with our entrée course of roasted pork tenderloin served on an apple brown butter sauce with ...
From a Brewery to a Nunnery .. Go Figure
... chances where they shouldn't.
Once we found the hotel we'd booked and had the car safely parked Brussels became a good place to visit!
Ate a great local meal (beef stewed in beer with a kind of mushy mashed potatoe/spinach dish). Now I know that sounds awful but it was really delicious.
Wandered downtown on foot and did a self directed walking tour of the main sights.... plus a bit of "Shopping Chocolate"... ...