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Hotel Gresham Knokke-Heist

Elisabethlaan 185 Knokke-Heist, West Flanders, 8300, Belgium

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Final Morning and Final Thoughts

A travel blog entry by emfletche

... I think that in our two days there we were able to see everything that we wanted to see in such a small time – we made the most of every minute that we were there. We explored every inch of the city, straying down alleyways and tiny little streets. We sat and people-watched – a favourite hobby. And most importantly, Mr Fletche and I enjoyed experiencing this city ...

Day 3 – Anniversary walks, carriage rides an

A travel blog entry by emfletche

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... whenever we need to… no long walks, no train/metro/tram rides. So it’s a short stop, before heading out into the cold once more.With no queue at the horse & carriage ‘taxi rank’’, we’re soon whistling through the cobbled streets, leaving pedestrians and cyclists in our wake.

I had looked with envy at those passengers earlier in the day; wrapped up in cosy tartan blankets… we were offered instead what ...

Day 2 – the best laid plans….

A travel blog entry by emfletche

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... We head for the Belfort – after all, we are tourists, and this is probably the MOST touristy thing you can do in Bruges. Unfortunately, all of the other tourists think so too and the queue is out of the door. Mr Fletche comes up with a cunning plan of returning just before the final tickets are sold at 4:15… why did I not think of that? I am meant to be Ms Planner Extraordinaire!

So, off to Choco-Story – the Chocolate Museum! ...

WW1 History Camp - the Gory Historical Part!!

A travel blog entry by bronandanthony

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... line where the new technology of tanks could be driven across without getting bogged down in the mud and rendered useless. These tank-unfriendly areas were marked in blue. After becoming so concerned about the huge amount of blue areas marked on their maps, the strategists sent off the maps to their superiors. A superior sent the maps back to the strategists, with a note saying “stop sending us these silly maps, the tanks will ...

Beer, Belgian Chocolate and Brusied Bums

A travel blog entry by louanddean

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... on a pillow. In this cylinder "jesus' Blood". For a donation to the church you could go up and see and touch the outer casing of the cylinder. It was facinating and bizzare at the same time.
The Bell Tower was a few more steps to get to the reward. The same spiral staircase we knew all too well met us however this one was a little bigger easily fitting both directions of foot traffic until about the last 40 stairs when it got quite narrow. There were a few ...