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In Bruges

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September 19th 2009
Yesterday we took a train to Bruges. It was only an hour ride. It was sunny and warm out here. We walked from the train station to our B&B, which was about 15 minutes or so. Certain things looked very familiar from our last trip. It was busy around here though. We have the same room at the Papageno B&B as we did in 2005. It's really nice here and the bed is one full mattress, not 2 twins pu ... 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