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Introduction
110km (69 miles) NW of Brussels; 20km (12 miles) W of Bruges The "Queen of the Coast's" glitter has faded since its 19th-century heyday as a royal vacation spot and prestigious European watering hole, but plenty of reasons remain to justif... Continue reading »
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Planning a trip
Getting There -- Trains depart hourly from Brussels for the 70-minute trip, and from Bruges at least every half-hour for the 15-minute trip, to Oostende station, Stationsplein (tel. 02/528-28-28; www.sncb.be), a neo-baroque edifice (1913) at... Continue reading »
Ostend Travel Experiences
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BRUGE – The Charm of Chocolate
We arrived in Bruges early evening and checked into the Snuffel Hostel after getting lost on the bendy streets. NEVER stay there!!! We ha... Continue reading »
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Chocolate, Waffles and Beer - Need I say more?
Under Construction until I can get the chance to cover the whole time here.In the meantime, here's a rough outline of what I did:- Got lo... Continue reading »
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Bruges
We took a day trip up to Bruges, Belgium. The town was like a snapshot of the past and was incredibly beautiful. All the buildings, excep... Continue reading »
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Bricks everywhere
well, after getting off the train in Bruge it started raining like crazy. We had to wait with a few hundred people under a lit... Continue reading »
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Diksmuide (Trench of Death)
There is one last stop today and I cannot say it is something I was looking forward to. We drive along a canal to one of the most brutal... Continue reading »
