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In Flanders Fields Museum in Ypres and the Last Post Ceremony
Making a beautiful tribute to the dead of WWII, poppies grow all over the battlefields of Flanders as they thrive in soil that has been disturbed. In these centenary years of World War I, lasting until...
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Visiting Bruges from Brussels
A Bruges canal trip. Image courtesy of Hankyswebsite.nl on Flickr. Pretty, pint-sized Bruges is little over an hour from Brussels, making it the perfect destination for day trips. There’s plenty to do...
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World War I Exhibition at the Belfry, Bruges
Bruges, with the 13th-century Belfry in the background. The landmark Belfry (Belfort in Flemish) in Bruges stands 83 meters tall and dominates the town’s main square of Markt. With its iconic...
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Bruges at Christmas
Bruges is a magical medieval kingdom over Christmas. Pretty Bruges looks its romantic best during the festive season, when decorations twinkle along its cobbled streets, the canals are often flecked...
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The Five Best Museums in Antwerp
Medieval townhouses in Antwerp’s Grote Markt Funky Antwerp is blessed with glorious medieval architecture, splendid cathedrals, fine shopping and a tasty Flemish gastronomic tradition. This wealthy,...
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Visiting the Canadian Battlefields From Brussels
Tyne Cot cemetery in Flanders Among the Commonwealth soldiers who fought in Europe during World War One, more than 60,000 Canadian expeditionary forces fell in the trenches of Flanders and northern...
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The Opening of Bruges Beer Museum
Visit the Bruges Beer Museum to get the lowdown on Belgian beer. There are around 180 breweries in Belgium, brewing some 700 beers; along with Brussels, Ghent and Antwerp, Bruges was historically a...
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Mons, European Capital of Culture
The Town Hall in the glorious Gothic Grand-Place in Mons. Historic Mons (Bergen in Flemish) is the capital of French-speaking Wallonia in the southwest of Belgium and buts up against the French border....
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Visiting Leuven From Brussels
The Gothic wonder that is Leuven’s 15th-century town hall Leuven is the main town in the Flemish region of Brabant and is famous for its brewing and gloriously ornate town hall. Visiting Leuven from...
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Waterloo 200 years after the battle
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium. I visited Waterloo a few months ago, however the city was preparing its big reenactment – which took place the weekend of...
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