Back in Brussels

In Bruges

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November 3rd 2010
Hi all, First more pics of Jim in Brussels enjoying VB and Mussels. The next day we left for Bruges. It was beautiful. We caught the train in the morning and about an hour and a half later we were in Bruges. No train problems this time and we got great seats which made Jim very happy. Our boutique hotel in Bruges, Relais Ravenstein, was the complete opposite of the Brussels hotel. Very mo ... read more

Europe » Belgium

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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