If you Google “is Flanders Fields a real place,” the pre-baked Google…
Category: Belgium
Very few original, intact WW1 trenches still exist
Evidence of the Great War is still visible on the landscape in…
Beautiful Photos of Brugge’s Canals
Brugge’s prime and strategic location on the North Sea has ensured that…
Little Details, Brugge
This is my second Easter spent in Brugge. The first was in…
Finding Frank… at the Menin Road South Cemetery, Ypres
In 1916, Menin Road was the route that Allied troops took from…
So many cemeteries… so much death…
The overwhelming thing about touring the countryside in Belgium and France is…
Langemarck Cemetery and the first gas attack
The focus of our visit to France and Belgium has been on…
Last Post in Ypres, Belgium
We remember our war dead once a year on Nov 11th. The…
The Sick Children of Alijn’s Hofje
It seems that in Dutch, there are dozens of words that can…
Where Angels Wear Gas Masks and Monks Make Beer
The monks of the Augustijnen Monastery in Ghent (Sint Stefanus) are poly-skilled;…
Some yummy food… and then back to Paris!
The food in Belgium is amazing; but, the thing that really stands…
Sint-Niklaaskerk, Ghent
Built between 1220-1250, Saint Nicolas was built in honour of the patron…