Lunch stop

Battling The Bulge!

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June 12th 2015
Geo: 50.0055, 5.721490450: woken by a noisy family setting off from the car park below....who have obviously taken their kids out of school without permission?? YAK YAK YAK......CAR DOORS SLAM....MORE CACKLING SOUNDS...a pleasant prospect for the poor citizens of whichever resort destination they are heading to......0515 up...coffee (instant). MISSION: 0750 shuttle and drive to Bastogne (Ard ... 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