This year we decided to try a road trip with a camper for the first time, to see if this way of travel suited us, or not. We flew from Brussels to Malaga where we had booked a Fiat Carado T132 camper with Ibero Camper. Frank picked us up at the airport and drove us … Lees verder
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‘The Bruges promise’ also known as the ‘Procession of the Blind’
Visit: Walk in Bruges – your private guide in Bruges Every year on the morning of August 15th, the feast of the Assumption of Mary, the procession ‘The Promise of Bruges’ (Brugse Belofte) also known as the ‘Procession of the Blind’ (Blindekensprocessie), goes out in the streets of Bruges. The procession honours the promise the … Lees verder
Cool spots on a hot day in Bruges
Visit: Walk in Bruges – Your private guide in Bruges Every year summers are getting warmer in Bruges and on extremely hot days we all look for places to cool down, get out of the heat and have a drink in a cool or shaded area. Bars and restaurants do not always have air conditioning. … Lees verder
Budapest for architecture affectionado’s
The way Budapest looks today has been strongly influenced by Baron Haussman, who was responsible for the city planning in Paris at the end of the 19th century, reason why it is sometimes nicknamed Paris of the East. Pest boasts the typical large boulevards with neo-classicist and art-nouveau facades. The Andreas’s Boulevard (Andrassy Ut) is … Lees verder
Bruges, a city of churches
Visit: Walk in Bruges – Your private guide in Bruges If you like visiting churches, you will love Bruges! Most visitors visit the church of Our Lady and the Basilica of the Holy Blood, and you should definitely visit those two when coming to Bruges, but Bruges has more than 30 churches and even more … Lees verder
My favourite works in the Groeningemuseum
Visit: Walk in Bruges – your private guide in Bruges This blog has been on my planning for some time now. I visit the Groeningemuseum in Bruges on a regular basis. I try to visit every temporary exhibition they host, enjoy their slow art talks and love to take a guided tour on their nocturnal … Lees verder
Paris, november 2021.
November 30, 2021 Checking my blogs I realise 5 years have passed since my last visit to Paris so time really flies. The last two years we did not travel a lot, so when my husband was asked to speak at a conference in Paris, we immediately jumped to the occasion to make a trip … Lees verder
The Church of Our Lady, a treasure chest filled with art
Visit: Walk in Bruges – Your private guide in Bruges After more than two months of lockdown, the reopening of the musea is a real treat for the hearts and minds of many art lovers. The musea in Bruges have their weekly closing day on Monday, but the Church of our Lady already reopened today, … Lees verder
Museum Saint-Johns’ hospital where you step 800 years back in time and where the world slows down.
Visit: Walk in Bruges – Your private guide in Bruges As an art and history lover, the old Saint-Johns hospital dating back to the 12th century, one of the oldest hospital buildings in Europe, is one of my favorite museums in Bruges. Every tourist visiting Bruges gets at least a glimpse of the outside, but … Lees verder
Potsdam for the second time
August 10, 2019 We had seen most of the highlights of Potsdam on our first visit a few years ago: see my blogpost: We had seen the Sanssouci park with the Chinese teahouse, Charlottenhof palace, the Roman baths, and the Friedenskirche. We visited the Sanssouci palace, the picture gallery and the Neues Palace on the … Lees verder