Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830 and was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. It has prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Tensions between the Dutch-speaking Flemings of the north and the French-speaking Walloons of the south have led in recent years to constitutional amendments granting these regions formal recognition and autonomy. To be updated
June 30th 2009Europe » Belgium » Antwerp Province » Antwerp De eerste missie is geslaagd, het pakken der zakken. Het was niet eenvoudig, maar na puzzelen en het inschakelen van een hulplijn voor een extra transportvriendelijke reiskoffer is alles gepakt geraak ... [full story]
June 13th 2009Europe » Belgium 13 June 2009
After stocking up on wine at the local Aldi, we continued on our way, finally left Germany and drove across Holland to The Hague where we had lunch with one of Wendy’s genealogy ... [full story]
June 21st 2009Europe » Belgium » Antwerp Province » Antwerp When we asked the kids where they would like to go for one more weekend trip, the answer was absolutely Antwerp to visit the Vermeylen family! In addition to the large yard, indoor pool, and bunnies, ... 5 photos[full story]
June 25th 2009Europe » Belgium » West Flanders » Bruges Hi Everyone!
Yesterday I rented a bicycle and rode down from Bruges to the coast. I had a bottle of Diet Coke, my mp3 player was playing Twilight the audio book and it was a beautiful sunny day. A mo ... 11 photos[full story]
June 25th 2009Europe » Belgium » Walloon Brabant » Waterloo I really need to get this out there: work is going great! I'm so blessed to have access to such an amazing facility. I wake up everyday and go into work knowing that I get to go use, with my hands, a ... [full story]
June 25th 2009Europe » Belgium Hoi,
Nog even en het is zover. De rugzakken staan klaar, een laatste check-up en we zijn d’er mee weg.
Zaterdag om 17u vertrekken we met de trein richting Zaventem. Daar wacht ons een ... [full story]
June 24th 2009Europe » Belgium » Brussels-Capital Region » Brussels Pictures of our moving day into our apartment in Brussels (See Blog entry titled "We are finally settled" for a bit of a narrative about our experiences on moving day.... ... 13 photos[full story]
June 24th 2009Europe » Belgium » Brussels-Capital Region » Brussels I have been so busy unpacking and settling in that I have not had time to write or post an entry to our blog. Consequently this will be a long one….. so be prepared with a cup of coffee, glass ... [full story]
June 19th 2009Europe » Belgium We awoke on Friday to another continental breakfast before starting the day’s activities with a visit to the largest British cemetery in the world, Tyne Cot. There were over 11,000 graves there ... [full story]