Outside St. Basil's

Berlin, Bruxelles, London

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August 6th 2008
We are now having a wonderful evening with the London cousins. Jennie met us and Josie and Sarah had cooked tea.The older girls are showered and out to meet 'locals'. Catriona is dying after last night's tough train trip so she's off to bed. I am enjoying the luxury of washing some kit out and getting it dried. We were so exhausted after the night Berlin - Bruxelles train that arrived at 6am! W ... read more

Europe » Belgium » Brussels-Capital Region

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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