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Belgian Battlefields
... another township we could not drive through as the main road was being reconstructed. This has happened to us three times in the last two days and makes things very difficult when you have no idea where detours are taking you and the Sat Nav lady is telling you to "turn right" into a road that is well and truly blocked! As a consequence of one such detour we stumbled across a major Belgian Cemetery near Houthulst - I had wanted to visit here but had given up hope as it was well ...
Getting from Mechelen to Bruges
... models population).
We were warmly welcomed by the hotel proprietor and his partner (a Japanese former tour guide who seems to actually run things). They spent about an hour going over a map with us and showing us the key sites to see, the churches, museums, squares and most usefully, the best restaurants to eat at and those areas to avoid. He also gave us each a beer – yes, more cherry beer, which was most welcome after our long walk with ...
In Brugge
... city. Then we found THE BEST beer store ever which virtually every belgium beer there is. We grabbed a few for the room and headed back to the hotel for a little relaxation. After our rest we went out for some super at a pub called the Celtic based on some local advice. It was an alright pub and of course the Belgium beer was great. We settled in for the night and had several more beers before heading back to the hotel.
With a busy day planned we ...
It's a f@#king fairytale city!
... got was 8 meatballs, spring rolls, and about a 250g black of cheese cut up in to pieces! Funny. And we'd already ordered our ham, cheese and pineapple toasted sandwiches to follow up. D'oh. Of course we had to sample the local beers with the Brugges Zot Blonde going down a treat. We went home full and happy.
Nightfall is really late here. It is still not fully dark at 10.20pm. Totally throws you out of whack for sleeping and eating.
The next morning Shane got up for a ...
A day in Ieper
... existed since at least the 1st century CE, as history records it being raided by the Romans. It grew in size and importance and became a textile center in the 13-16th centuries, during which time the towering Cloth Hall was built.
And then World War I happened. Ieper stood directly in the path of the Schlieffen Plan, Germany's strategy for winning the war. Once this plan had failed, the city stood between the Germans ...
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