The view from the Bell Fort

Bruges

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September 3rd 2008
We caught the bus to Bruges, once we arrived it didn't take us long at all to love it. Dale said it looked cool and I thought it was beautiful. It was like we stepped though a time zone and arrived back in medieval times. One of the best things was that they had great beer and chocolate, which in the first few hours there we managed to sample. It was a great place to wonder around - we did sights ... 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