A Diamond In The Rough
After we left Ypres, we headed to the city of Antwerp in Belgium for 2 nights. Although the city is mainly known for its diamond trade, there is a lot more to it than that. […]
Archive for category: Belgium
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Ypres – 100 Years After the Start of the First World War
We covered a lot of ground during our road trip through Belgium. The first thing I want to say is that after years of fairly frequent traveling, I may have finally learned how to pack. […]
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UNESCO Sites in Belgium
During a recent road trip through Belgium, we got to see four UNESCO sites. The first is called “The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louviere and Le Roeulx (Hainaut)”. These […]
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A Look Back At 2014
2014 was another fun travel year for us, although I did slow down a little bit in attempting to reach my goal of visiting every country in Europe. I added only three countries to the list […]
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The Word That Lies Like A Rug
Late-night television talk show host David Letterman once famously described “carpet” as the word that lies like a rug, because it is neither a car nor a pet. I can’t remember what I had for […]
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Bastogne Historical Route – Driving Tour
On the first day of our trip to Bastogne, we had run across a couple of signs for a Historical Route. On the second day, we decided to drive the route somewhat in order to visit […]
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Bastogne
Columbus Day weekend was a 4-day weekend for me and we spent it exploring Bastogne, Belgium and the surrounding area. Bastogne is about a 3-hour drive from our house.I wasted no time in starting to […]
