Brugge

Thursday - May 7

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May 7th 2009
Thursday - May 7, 2009 Our legs were a tad tired, or was it our behinds? For whatever the reason, we explored the town of Brugge in the morning. Having watched IN BRUGGE (because so many people said I should) I needed to know exactly where the Belfry was and wanted to see the stair tower where an eventful closing scene of the movie took place. The Belfry in Brugge is octagonal and rises 272 ... read more

Europe » Belgium » West Flanders » Bruges

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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