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September 14, 2018
Belgium skip's retirement travel
Amiens
September 13, 2018 in France ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Lovely small city and my last stop in France on this trip. The river is the Somme of World war I fame. The dancing figure if Lafleur, the spirit of Picardy, this section of France and is actually a marionette. Puppet shows continue in the Saint Leu neighborhood, which is the old town. Also a tapestry as the town is known for themRead more
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Bruges/Brugge
September 17, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Bruges is a lovely well preserved town, largely because it was bypassed by history after the major port moved from here to Antwerp in about 1500. It was only with the advent of tourism that they recognized what was here. Here are pics of the town center, the ancient hospital, canals through town and in the 4th pic, the gate to the community for unmarried women. Even today, that is true, and the gates are closed at night, excluding men.Read more
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Michelangelo
September 17, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
It amazed me to find an original Michelangelo Madonna and Child in Bruges. The rest of the pics are of more of the art in the church of our lady, including Rubens.
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Antwerp cathedral
September 18, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
This cathedral is a museum in itself, many original Rubens
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Antwerp
September 18, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
First is the train station architecture, then views around the city. The last two go together. The statue is of a legend of a hero chopping of the hand of a giant who terrorized the city. The last pic is of the sculpture of that hand along the main shopping street.Read more
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Liege
September 19, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Liege is the only city in Belgium that I visited that is in Wallonia, the French speaking part of Belgium. The rest are in Flanders. The first picture is one of the wonders of Belgium. It is a cast (lost wax) gold baptismal font from the 11th or 12th century. The rest of the pics give a sense of the cityRead more
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Luxembourg
September 19, 2018 in Luxembourg ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
I had only a couple hours here due to problems with the railroad.
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Brussels
September 22, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
It may seem strange that the first pic of Brussels is a fountain dressed up in a costume, but it is said that the city has over 1,000 get ups for Manneken Pis, as he is called. He was probably a maker for leather workers as urine was used in tanning. Then the gothic city hall and baroque guild houses around the Grote Markt, or main medieval market square. Then a puppet show and views over the cityRead more
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Brussels European quarter
September 22, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Brussels is also the capital of the European Union. The are pics of that seat of government, including the European Commission, the Parliament, etc. The arch is king Leopold's monument to himself and is located near the EU buildings.Read more
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Ghent
September 22, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
An interesting artsy city. They make a point of so many towers in town, claiming that it's unique, and I suppose it is. There is a pic of the medieval harbor and some of the guild houses around the old harbor. Nearby is the castle and graffiti alley, an area provided by the city for street artists. The city even over-paints the whole thing once in a while to start over. The day before my visit was one of those, and the "Pros" were out in force working on the new "canvas."Read more
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Trip end
September 28, 2018