ArchitectureChurchesArtandCultureHistoricalSites Angie Bell (Skip the Line Travel) For Freedom Museum The For Freedom Museum shows the bleak times of the Second World War in a dazzling, realistic way. No single inhabitant of the Zwin region and western Zeeland Flanders was spared hardship and ...
Climb to the top of the star-shaped Mardasson Monument for a birds-eye view of the fields where the World War II’s Battle of the Bulge was fought. Cruise through Amsterdam’s canal district, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, sailing past 16th-Century merchant houses and the iconic Magere ...
With travel plans cancelled worldwide we turn to what’s right under our nose to re-discover what’s familiar, or at least thought was familiar…close to home destinations will be extremely hot (and probably our only option) this Summer. Come (re)join me on the short visit to Kortrijk w...
Introduction by Bruce Bolinger For the last sixteen years I have been researching the aid given to downed Allied airmen by the Resistance during World War II in The Netherlands, Belgium, and France. Most of my research has concentrated on three subjects
Today the Ardennes is arguably the largest of any Second World War battlefield. It is like visiting a huge open-air museum, with hundreds of memorials, cemeteries, battle sites and vehicles to see, so you might want to set aside a few days to explore the area. ...
Flanders was the site of half a million deaths during World War I (over 1 million people were either killed, injured, or went missing here). There are numerous military cemeteries and ‘Missing Memorials’ commemorating those of all nationalities who fell in battle (soldiers from 50 different ...
Flemish Brabantis the area surroundingBrusselsand is home to the University of Belgium atLeuvenand the town ofHoegaarden, home of the of the great Belgian Witbier. The style originated in this area in the middle ages but died out after World War 2 and appeared to be a dead style. Then in...
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Visiting museums and sites to gain a deeper understanding of the war history of the region Enjoying the warm welcome from the locals and the hearty regional cuisine Cycling through beautiful countryside and discovering interesting medieval towns and cities Visiting the charming Belgian town of Bruges ...
Beethoven is a medieval form or corrupted spelling of Bettenhoven (Bettincourt in French), a village on the linguistic border between Flanders and Wallonia in the province of Liège (near Waremme). On 5 May 1835, the first railway line on the continent (and first in the world outside ...