Canal tour boat

Odyssey 2018 - A new Empress of Flanders is crowned!

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March 26th 2018
We were greeted by blue skies and sunshine this morning, and the temperature would reach 50 degrees later in the afternoon. Of course, Dee's first order of business this morning was to make her inaugural grocery run at the store across the street, which is really convenient; no lugging of groceries for blocks, as has been the case throughout much of this trip! Late in the morning we began explo ... 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