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TRAVEL BLOG AND ITINERARY
a travel blog
General Location: Belgium Author: Kerry Taylor
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I had visited Bruges several times over the years, but always on the to or from another city. Frustrated by this, I decided to spend a whole week in this beautiful town, to see beyond the obvious tourist traps.
Using the Internet I found myself a lovely B&B and booked my tickets on the Eurostar. It proved to be a very cost effective holiday and, thanks to exceptionally good weather, one that I thoroughly enjoyed.
Whilst I was there I also took the opportunity to visit some of Belgium's sights and momuments relating to the First World War. In particular I was able to visit the memorial that features my Grandfather's brother, who was one of the many young men who never returned. It was a day that I will never forget and will look back on with a mixture of sadness and pride.
| Trip Itinerary (Travel Blog Entries) | |||
1 |
Newbury | Aug 27 '05 | Berkshire to Bruges ... by Train
"I decide not to find out what it says – although "Danger de Mort" seems worryingly clear." |
2 |
Bruges | Aug 28 '05 | Bruges : Finding my Feet
"the Vismarkt (Fish Market) ... looks rather like a Greek temple, with a stone colonnade." |
3 |
Damme | Aug 29 '05 | Bruges : A Slowboat to Damme
"It takes 30 minutes to travel the 4 miles to Damme, along a dead straight canal lined with Poplar trees" |
4 |
Bruges | Aug 30 '05 | Bruges : Exploring the Canal Ring
"On the way I pass an Australian shop – I could certainly buy some interesting souvenirs in there!" |
5 |
Bruges | Aug 31 '05 | Bruges : Reaching New Heights
"... the mysterious rock climbers were actually steeplejacks working in amongst the bells" |
6 |
Bruges | Sep 01 '05 | In Flanders Field
"He is also full of really interesting information and gives us a Flemish lesson – or rather a lesson on the written language of the Flemish and Dutch … Netherlands." |
7 |
Langemarck | Sep 01 '05 | German Cemetery, Langemarck
"Also called the Students’ Cemetery; 44,000 German soldiers or, to be more accurate, teenagers are buried here." |
8 |
Passchendale | Sep 01 '05 | Tyne Cot Memorial, Passchendale
"As we head back to the car, I collect a handful of rose petals from the ground amongst the headstones." |
9 |
Iper | Sep 01 '05 | Iper
"The whole town was raised to the ground, nothing remained and everything visible today had to be faithfully reconstructed." |
10 |
Mount Kemmel | Sep 01 '05 | Mount Kemmel
"Back in the car we head for the Mountains … Belgian style!" |
11 |
Poperinge | Sep 01 '05 | Talbot House, Poperinge
"At the very top of the House was a small chapel built into the attic." |
12 |
Diksmuide | Sep 01 '05 | Diksmuide (Trench of Death)
"At the very end was a concrete blockhouse that we had to crawl through ... known as the mouse trap." |
13 |
Bruges | Sep 02 '05 | Bruges : Shopping and Frits
"Here I sit and munch, whilst listening to a string quartet playing in the square outside." |
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Newbury | Sep 03 '05 | Bruges to Berkshire ... by Train, Again!
"Then I decide I had better check I’m on the right train and ask the Marylyn Manson look alike in the seat across the aisle." |
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