Église Saint-Pierre de Bastogne

Église Saint-Pierre de Bastogne - St. Peter's Church. Begun in the 9th century, the church was remodeled to a Gothic style in the 16th century. The Romanesque bell tower remains. "The interesting church, with a Romanesque tower and aisles of unequal length, was added to in the 15th cent.; it contains some curious vaulting, ancient mural paintings, and a statue of St. Christopher (1520)".--Baedeker 1910. DSC_0243p1

Ardennes, Bastogne and the Battle of the Bulge

September 30th 2014
Between Maastricht and Bastogne, we traveled through the Ardennes region of Belgium. The Ardennes is a hilly region of thick forests and was the scene of heavy fighting in World War I and World War II. In August 1914, the German army advanced into Belgium though the Ardennes--an unexpected move owing to the forests and that Belgium was officially a neutral nation. In December 1944-January 1945, th ... read more

Europe » Belgium » Luxembourg » Bastogne

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

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