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Backpacking in Bruges - almost

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May 18th 2013
Needing an excuse to go to Frnace for a booze run we decided to team up with the van deventers and rather than a day trip extended our time to a night in Bruges too. Leaving the house at 7am and being in Bruges for lunch is a result - having just driven back from Yorkshire today too, it is really quote close - and well worth the effort. We effectively had a free weekend, the money saved from t ... read more

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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