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Groot Begijnhof

This is the view to the left outside of our door towards "our church". This differentiates it from the multitude of other churches in town. It is a landmark on the skyline to help us see how close we are to home. And Abigail most fondly thinks of it where "Maria" is buried (they have large gravestones in the floor right when you walk in and one of them in for a woman named Maria, but, as she will point out, not the Maria from the Sound of Music).
We Arrive!

June 5th 2007
The beginning of it all. We touched down in Brussels at about 10:30am. Abigail and Eliza were still sleeping! It was a great flight for them. We easily made our way through immigration and customs with our luggage in tow and met Jonathan on the other side. What an adventure! We took the train (which departs from the basement of the airport) to Leuven where Jonathan’s friend Christian (who is ... read more
Europe » Belgium » Flemish Brabant » Leuven

Belgian Flag 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 bet... ... read more
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