Monthly Archives: August 2009

A few final Begium storie

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Travis

You’ve been patient enough with me and my Belgium pictures and pontifications.   Here’s a few final stories and we’ll call it quits. Our hosts in Belgium were Mel and Cel.   As you might have guessed, in true Belgium … Continue reading →

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A quick look at three Belgian cities

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Travis

Last time I laid out Belgium in great generality. This time, let’s look at some specifics. Antwerp Antwerp is Belgium’s second largest city.   It’s an economic center, major port, and tourist haven that’s located in the northern (i.e. Flemish) … Continue reading →

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A clueless tourists guide to Belgium

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Travis

Let’s do a tourist’s guide for Belgium itself. Belgium is a country that consists almost exclusively of a patchwork of vast tracks of farmland and forest, sparsely dotted with a number of villages connected by a spiderweb of roads of … Continue reading →

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Good eats

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Travis

Continuing yesterday’s “big picture” theme of our trip to Belgium, today we talk about Belgian food. Belgians take their food seriously.   It is said that Belgians serve food with the quantity of Germany and the quality of France, and … Continue reading →

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One whole joojooflop situation

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Travis

As I mentioned previously, the family and I spent most of July in Europe, and, more specifically, in Belgium.*   It turns out that the Queen B’s folks, the Papa and Nana Bs, are lifelong friends with a perfectly nice … Continue reading →

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