Bastogne, Belgium

... attack on four allies in that location.  The plan was to divide the British and American troops in half and capture Antwerp, Belgium.  It was the last big push by Hitler before the end of the war and the German's coordinated this attack with ...

Today was another sunny warm day in Belgium.  This time, I went to a famous WWII site, Bastogne.  I also tried out Belgian chocolates :-)   The grocery stores here have some really unusual flavors of chips.  Of course, there's Paprika ...

We woke up in Aachen this morning and decided to drive through the back roads to Belgium and pay a visit to Bastonge, were thousands of soldiers as ell as civilians died during WWII's Battle of the Bulge. The only real reminders are a Sherman Tank ...

... French. In return I told him all the things that had been on my mind since childhood. Very therapeutic indeed. All told 630kms to Bastogne so far, bike and body fine. Mind is still where it was when I left but improving daily. The sun has come out ...