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Belgium

Train Station, Antwerp, Belgium

July 26, 2019April 28, 2014 by Tom Bartel
Why we travel. The romance of train stations.

The beautiful ironwork of the Antwerp, Belgium train station. Sometimes a photo is enough.

Categories Belgium, Europe, Photo of the Day Tags Antwerp, dailyphoto, Eurail, trains

Center of the City, Bruges, Belgium

July 9, 2018April 26, 2014 by Tom Bartel
bruges canal towers

The city center of Bruges, Belgium does not disappoint with its myriad views of its distinctive architecture. We saw this scene at dusk as we were walking back to the … Read more

Categories Belgium, Europe, Photo of the Day, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags Brugge

The Battling Bastards of Bastogne

March 17, 2020April 25, 2014 by Tom Bartel
bastogne helmet

I figured the best way to avoid getting killed was to be the best soldier I could be, and have the other best soldiers around me.

Categories Belgium, Europe, Our Travel Life Tags Bastogne, war, World War II

Rooftops, Spires, and Façades, The Architecture of Ghent, Belgium

February 26, 2020April 22, 2014 by Tom Bartel
canal scene ghent belgium

I was struck by the joyous anarchy of Ghent’s architecture. The Flemish style is a jumping off point for convention shattering imagination. One of the most interesting cities we’ve visited.

Categories Belgium, Europe, Photo of the Day Tags architecture, Ghent

Visiting My Uncle’s Grave: Ardennes American Cemetery

January 24, 2021April 22, 2014 by Kristin Henning
cary grave ardennes cemetery

Because it was first a laboratory for identification, Ardennes American Cemetery is unique in providing burial ground for casualties of every major WWII battle, including the Pacific.

Categories Belgium, Europe Tags Ardennes

Tulip Garden, Brussels, Belgium

April 20, 2014 by Tom Bartel
tulips brussels

As we approached the Imperial War Museum in Brussels, we were greeted by this huge circular garden of purple and white tulips in a field of yellow. (Sorry, I don’t … Read more

Categories Belgium, Europe, Photo of the Day Tags Brussels, dailyphoto

Europe, Again and Again

January 9, 2015April 15, 2014 by Tom Bartel
chablis label

We’re experienced at Europe. We’ve been there at least a dozen times, and have spent enough time in Spain and Italy to say with a straight face that we actually … Read more

Categories Belgium, Eat Drink Stay, Europe, Our Travel Life Tags Brussels
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