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Belgian Battlefields
... day began with another frustrating look for the Yorkshire Trench located just on the city outskirts. We had unsuccessfully tried to find this place yesterday. Clear signs were at each end of the road in which this trench was located, however there was no sign at the actual site and so we had driven past it twice concentrating on the busy industrial traffic before finding this interesting site. This trench was uncovered as Ieper built an industrial precinct and over 200 bodies ...
Start of our adventure proper
... back under control, but a lesson was learnt that we could not rely on the same mooring system that we had used successfully on the Thames. These big barges create a big wash and so we need to make sure we tie up to something solid at least on 1 line.
Later on we ran aground – solidly! We were not near the edge and on our correct side of the canal and there was no sign to say it was shallow. After both leaning on ...
Bruges and Ghent
... to have lunch in Ghent as the journey was only about 20 minutes.
David knew that the main sights in Ghent are a long walk from the station we needed to try and work out the tram service. We bought a day pass in a machine and took a risk with a number 21 tram that lots of people seemed to be getting on. We had some anxious moments as we followed the convoluted journey on our map but eventually the ...
Chocolates, Fries and Waffles, and London
... about 2 hours.
After lunch we headed towards Calais to catch the P&O to Dover where I got my second passport stamp from British customs! I’ve been disappointed so far with only having one stamp in my passport, which I got when I first flew into Heathrow. I’ve travelled to so many countries on this trip, but it seems that if you aren’t flying or catching a train into ...
In Brugge
... for that day. The chocolate is truly divine and even good for you as explained in the infamous chocolate museum. As long as chocolate has cocoa in it and isn’t full of artificial stuff then high quality chocolate can be consumed in moderation. It also helps reduce cholesterol – again a win for everyone.
Brugge is a great place to walk around, take photos, sit and have a coffee and basically just relax and look at stuff. It is also the ...