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The fields of Passchendale. It is farmland now, but it is where one of the biggest battles for the NZ'ers was fought, and where we suffered heavy casualties, as they had the heaviest rainfall in 40 years at the time and the soldiers got stuck in the mud and drowned.

Belguim - Beer, waffles, and chocolate. Oh la la!

December 10th 2010
Hello! It turns out they speak english, dutch, and flemish in Belguim, and it turns out flemish is just dutch with a flemish accent. You learn something everyday! Belguim is warmer than France, about 3-4 degrees, and its quite noticeable. So far this is Gins favourite country, though no suprises there with their reputation for making delicious, delicous chocolate! Here's some stuff we have ... read more

Europe » Belgium » Brussels-Capital Region » Brussels

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

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