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Belgian Battlefields
... in arms once dead in the ground. Some pretty autumn colours in some of the trees at the back of this cemetery. A moving but peaceful visit. Sat Nav had difficulty directing us to Talbot House Museum in the centre of Poperinge as a set of one way streets had her beaten. Eventually we parked and walked into the centre of town only to find the museum closed -another disappointment. Headed north to find a second German cemetery near Vladslo. Major frustration here as we had ...
Our first threesome
... into Belgium today there was a definate change. People speak english for a start. The place has a totaly different feel. Its very nice. The towns are more like back in southern france. They are river towns so have been here a lot longer than the canal towns. The canals through town are narrow but here in tournai they have a one way system with the vhf and some lights. We were all set to go through but i asked ...
Paying our respects to the fallen Canadians of WW1
... in the North by the French in honour of what our country contributed during the wars, particularly the first.
I won't say much else, I just think its important to take a moment and recognize that we live in a country that does have a young but rich history in this respect.
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Little and large locks + John's rant!
... boat making it twist and turn, some have under water sluice gates that can pull your boat forwards and backwards, violently. Some have cascades of water and the odd ones where something is happening, but fits none of the previous criteria. That is the way today has been with 8 locks in total. So after a long sail through newish and old canals producing all types of locks, old and new, big and small, we arrived in Kortrijk where we are staying for the night. It was ...
Along the White Walls
... too convinced that would be enough to share. When served the chips flowed up and over the mini box, out over the tray, so many we could not finish.
Back to camp we ran, now 20 minutes late with some saying they were "almost" ready to come find us. Late on day one – great first impression! After dinner we went to the pub, an interesting crowd of locals dancing, drinking and smoking - oh the smoke, I’m not used to ...
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