Christmas

Christmas Day

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December 25th 2013
Geo: 50.29, 6.13Well, I'm relatively sure that this is the first and last time that the kids will sleep past 9am on Christmas Day - a big advantage to the very late sunrise here!It was strange to be away from family for Christmas...Matthew in particular was very concerned about whether it would feel the same. Maybe it was just that he was young enough to vocalise what we were all feeling. ... 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