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In the Brouwerij de Halve Mann, drinking a Straffe Hendrik Trippel
10 Feb 2019

In the Brouwerij de Halve Mann, drinking a Straffe Hendrik Trippel

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A woman walks through the garden. She has wonderful hair and loss in her face. People skim past each other without friction. A man who is obviously not alone looks nervous that he might look alone. A massive tank – … Continued

beer, Belgium
Frank | Belgium | HereIsWhere Episode 23
8 Apr 2018

Frank | Belgium | HereIsWhere Episode 23

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Belgium, Flanders, WW1
Days 19, 20 & 22 – Barvaux sur Oerthe, Han sur Lesse, Bastogne
31 Oct 2017

Days 19, 20 & 22 – Barvaux sur Oerthe, Han sur Lesse, Bastogne

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Strangely, my journal is missing a day 🙂 There is no Day 21!!   Day 19 – Barvaux sur Oerthe to Han sur Lesse (via Rochefort) out of the campsite at 8am, a new record for an early start good … Continued

Barvaux sur Oerthe, Bastogne, Belgium, Han sur Lesse
Days 16, 17, 18 – Liege & Durbuy
30 Oct 2017

Days 16, 17, 18 – Liege & Durbuy

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Day 16 – Brussels to Liege – 120km cycling Hell day. Seemed to go on for ever. I don’t think I will ever attempt to do this distance on a cycle laden with gear ever again!! Had a small breakage … Continued

Belgium, Durbuy, Liege
Days 10, 11, 12 – Ghent & Brussels
31 Aug 2017

Days 10, 11, 12 – Ghent & Brussels

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Day 10 Ghent Went to the Begijnhof, of which there are more than one. I love the serenity of these places! Also went to the MIAT design museum. Had to deal with a very officious woman at the entry, but … Continued

Belgium, Brussels, cycling, Ghent
Days 7, 8 & 9 – Messines, and Ypres to Ghent
30 Aug 2017

Days 7, 8 & 9 – Messines, and Ypres to Ghent

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Day 7 – Messines, and a place I went to mistakenly (59 km cycling) Spent the morning essentially getting lost. Had been meaning to go to Mesen (Messines) to see the Irish and New Zealand war memorials. Embarrasingly went to … Continued

Belgium, Ghent, Messines, WW1
Frank
20 Aug 2017

Frank

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  Flanders is a graveyard. No more so is this true than in the land around Ypres, that includes the infamous Passchendaele battlefield. One imagines these battlefields to be vast and distant from each other, massive armies sweeping to and … Continued

Belgium, Menin Gate, Passchendaele, WW1, Ypres
Day 3 & 4 – Bruges
19 Aug 2017

Day 3 & 4 – Bruges

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  Day 3 – Bruges The young Dutch women who ‘guided’ me from Dover to the first half hour of Europe turned up last night. I knew they would! Just had that feeling that I’d see them again. I had … Continued

beer, Belgium, Bruges, CW Stoneking
Leaving
15 Aug 2017

Leaving

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  It’s a beautiful morning in Southern England. There is dew on the fields, and as the sun comes up and starts to burn it off, dew turns to mist. I am happy to close the door behind me. Our … Continued

Belgium, Bruges, cycling
Day 1 & 2 – Swanley -> Dunkirk -> Bruges
15 Aug 2017

Day 1 & 2 – Swanley -> Dunkirk -> Bruges

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Day 1 – Swanley to Dunkirk, Dunkirk to Bruges (79km cycling) Early start leaving from Swanley, which is where I have been house-sitting for a friend. It is right on the inside edge of the M25, London’s outer limit. A … Continued

Begijnhof, Belgium, Bruges, cycling, Europe
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