PP and Lily

Landlubbing in the EU.

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April 5th 2009
CS: Sat 28 March: we trained to Ghent and walked up the main street following tram tracks into Centrum. The weather was rainy but there were plenty of sunny patches in between, and while cold it was not bitter. We found Ghent to be a very interesting and pretty little spot. We stopped at a bistro, overlooking the Law Courts building to avoid a downpour and Lily introduced us to locally brewed Bel ... read more

Europe » Belgium » Antwerp Province » Antwerp

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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