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elephants and humankind in Bruges

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August 20th 2008
day two we got started around 10am after a late night of searching left us weary from the night before this time we were headed into Bruges. this is a really cute town and if your going to head anywhere in belgium i suggest you head there. it reminded me a lot of Lourdes, where a lot of the town is based on tourism, but then again, i've yet to be anywhere in europe, where tourism isnt a large p ... read more

Europe » Belgium » West Flanders » Bruges

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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