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Belgian Battlefields
... dark by now (5.30pm) - Cheryl more than annoyed that I pulled over and went for a quick walk in the dark through the road end of the cemetery. Different again but just as huge as other cemeteries we had visited. A few quick photos and back into the car for the last leg back to car park. A glass of wine, rest (Cheryl grabbed 40 winks) and a refreshing shower before heading out for our last chance to attend Men in Gate Service. Clear skies outside but not quite as cold as last night. ...
Days 7: In Bruges - Drink Beer, Lots of It!
... for a tour around the canals. Our guide was very funny and took us through the history of Bruges. The one unfortunate aspect of the tour was that it was done at a fairly high speed through the town. If anyone's ever seen the movie, In Bruges, then they know that the DVD has a beautiful, slow tour through the town at dawn with music playing. We had hoped to get that ...
The BB Odyssey continues
... kind.
Set off then towards Beveren (’Beaverin‘), which is the town where Billy is playing on Saturday night. Found the theatre, which was down a lovely tree lined cobbled laneway, and was attached to a restaurant and culture centre. The town itself was little and had a nice cosy sort of feel to it. We found the ticket counter, and were helped by a very nice lady who gave us our choice of seats, and smiled at my wearing a Billy t-shirt. I stopped ...
Better late than never...
... the phrase spitting distance advisedly.
We paid £45 for bed and breakfast so you can imagine it was not at the higher end of the central London hotel market. We left before breakfast, which may have been a blessing in disguise.
So at 6.30am, I slung my extremely heavy rucksack over my shoulder and headed towards the tube station, feeling an odd mix of nervousness, excitement, joy and, lastly, relief to be out of the hotel.
With the tube ...
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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