- 8/9 – On our way back homeIt is an early morning for us as we hit the gym one last time, then hit the airport extraordinarily early because all the airlines warn of long security lines and advise you to get there 3 ½ hours before your flight. Well, we definitely didn’t need it – but we still complied and had… Read more: 8/9 – On our way back home
- 8/8 – Landegem morning hiking and Brussels Trolls afternoonAw. Sad. Our last day here in Europe. Last day in Belgium. Last day in Landegem. We’re making the most of it! Using some of the great maps our host has in the apartment, combined with the placards we found yesterday at the lighthouse, we head out early in the morning to go hike the… Read more: 8/8 – Landegem morning hiking and Brussels Trolls afternoon
- 8/7 – Flanders Fields WWI touring – Part 2We still have lots to explore, driving out of the industrial complex and onto Tyne cemetery – the biggest military cemetery in the world with almost 12,000 graves and a memorial with names of 35,000 soldiers who have no known grave. Most of those interred and commemorated here died during the Third Battle of Ypres,… Read more: 8/7 – Flanders Fields WWI touring – Part 2
- 8/7 – Ypres and Flanders Fields WWI touring – Part 1Our morning starts with a lovely early morning walk around the little village of Landegem, past the crops. through the cornfields and past various livestock and cute little cottages. We are ready for the day. Our original plan was to just go to Brugge – but how many times can we go there, really? Instead,… Read more: 8/7 – Ypres and Flanders Fields WWI touring – Part 1
- 8/6 – Landegem by way of Castle BeloeilToday we are heading Northwest, just past Ghent to stay in the rural village of Landegem. But first, because we can’t check in until after 1pm, we visit the Castle of Belœil. Originally a medieval fortress, the Castle as it stands today was home to the Princes of Ligne since the 17th century, surrounded by… Read more: 8/6 – Landegem by way of Castle Beloeil
- 8/5 – Afternoon at Maredsous Abbey and Annevoie Water GardensOur next stop is the Maredsous Abbey, founded in 1872, where the monks are famous for their beer (of course) and also their cheese. What the heck, a little libation in the afternoon. The winding little roads lead us right to the huge Abbey – and the packed parking lot. Hmmmm…. We visit the abbey… Read more: 8/5 – Afternoon at Maredsous Abbey and Annevoie Water Gardens
- 8/5 – Morning Hike and More Castle Ruins at MontaigleThis morning we are hiking the Forets de Tricointe, a trail that is relatively nearby the apartment and is on our AllTrails app. Parking is easy – always a consideration – and we are on the trail in no time, walking up the hillside and into the forest. It is a lovely walk, punctuated by… Read more: 8/5 – Morning Hike and More Castle Ruins at Montaigle
- 8/4 – Castle touring afternoon at Chateau de Crevecoeur and Chateau de FreyrReversing our course but fortunately staying on this side of the river from the Dinant craziness, we wind our way down past the train station with the great mural to the turn for Chateau de Crevecoeur. Abort! There is massive construction and the roads up to the castle ruins are closed. Hmmm….there has to be… Read more: 8/4 – Castle touring afternoon at Chateau de Crevecoeur and Chateau de Freyr
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