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Good Decisions
... funny or baby picture of every single person attending the dinner - then she pasted the pictures each on a piece of pink paper, Megan wrote table numbers on each, and then Audra arranged all of the pictures on a cork board. In order to find your seat, you have to find your baby picture and see which table number you are - AWESOME IDEA. My grand project involved writing "Sophie & Xavier 18 Juin 2011" on four large white canvases - they are using the canvases ...
Catching up with Belgian Fries
... by the squares small size. Unlike Paris say, where all the major attractions are spacious and you can be surrounded by tourists but still able to see and breathe. It could be that I'm just a little worn out at this point and in need of a break from the walking and the sight-seeing.
Brugge is a beautiful little town, and seems the perfect place to come and wander on a bicycle, and perhaps write a book. It may be too 'discovered' to be an off ...
The Origin of Post-Waffleism
... and the highlights were:
1. Visiting one of the last traditional breweries in Brussels and tasting Grueze and raspberry and cherry beers (Kriek). FYI - We liked raspberry better.
2. Having genuine Belgian waffles – so good that Chris now refers to his life as Pre Waffle and Post Waffle.
3. Being in the centre of Brussels on Carnival day. Amazing atmosphere and check out the photos of what ...
A day in Ieper
... trip. I tried to charge my other camera's batteries, and they wouldn't either. My laptop was fine and I could charge my phone from there, but without my camera... it would have been devastating. I had spotted a camera shop in the town and figured I would give them a try. I walked in, and the guy spoke English. I explained my problem, and he pulled out a solution. It was a universal charger that can charge virtually any battery. ...
'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 ...