First view of the abbey from inside

Villers la Ville

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September 21st 2007
Got up around 7:15 this morning and made lunches. Jonathan took today off so we could do a family trip before he left for the states tomorrow. We caught the 9:33 train to Ottignies and changed for the train to Villers la Ville. About twelve minutes later we were dropped on the side of the tracks, no ticket counter or anything, and I was glad I wrote down when the return trains were. The guideb ... 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