Nuns in Begijnhof, Bruges

Sweet like Belgian chocolate

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May 11th 2010
Lovely Lille. I went to Lille on my way to Bruges, which I think was not the best thing to do after visiting Paris; the town was pretty but I felt it had no energy. The very centre of the town, around the main square, was lovely and had lovely buildings but it was very small, so after wandering around a bit in other streets there was hardly anyone around! I found a tapas bar for lunch which was ... 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