Category: RTW Travel
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Part 2 – The Amazing Flower Parade
Read more: Part 2 – The Amazing Flower ParadeYesterday, my dad wrote a post on how we prepared for the exciting Flower Parade in the Belgian village called Loenhout. Well on the Sunday it was the big day for the parade! There were so many people and everyone was excited to be there. At the parade we saw four categories: Little children Junior…
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Part 1 – The Amazing Flower Parade
Read more: Part 1 – The Amazing Flower ParadeHaving spent a few ‘intense’ days visiting the Canadian War sites through Normandy and Belgium, we were ready for our next cultural experience – participating in an annual flower parade in Loenhout, Belgium. This has been a tradition since 1952, and what started out as a small parade to commemorate the opening of a new…
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The Venice of the North
Read more: The Venice of the NorthHow many of you have heard of or visited the city of Bruges in Belgium? Not many people have, so I am here to introduce you to the most amazing UNESCO World Heritage Site that I have ever seen…. When you visit Bruges, it is impossible to go without seeing a beautiful canal. The canals…
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Another Surfing Success!
Read more: Another Surfing Success!Amidst our WWI and WWII explorations, we came to meet another wonderful family through Couchsurfing. The De Vuyst family were a super energetic group of 5 who had just recently returned from their own amazing travel experience in New York City and California. The family took us on a night time tour of Bruges which is…
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A Day In Flanders Fields
Read more: A Day In Flanders FieldsIn Flanders Fields the poppy’s blow, between the crosses row on row. That mark our place, and in the sky the larks, still bravely singing, fly scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead, short days ago we lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, loved and were loved and now we lie in Flanders fields. Take…