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Moscow highlights: Red square and The Kremlin.

Moscow highlights: Red square and The Kremlin.

June 10, 2017 Red square: does not really mean ‘red’ but means ‘beautiful’ square. If you arrive on Red square from the South side, Saint Basil’s church is the building you see first. It is a colourful church that immediately makes you think of sweet pastries. Saint Basil’s church is in fact nine churches in … Lees verder

Eat like a local in Bruges

Eat like a local in Bruges

Visit:Walk in Bruges – Your private guide in Bruges Wherever I go I love to eat where the locals eat. I love to find these local eateries away from the main tourist grid serving local food for the right price. Places packed with locals speaking an exotic foreign language. Bars where people come after a … Lees verder

Brussels for lovers of vintage and flea markets

Brussels for lovers of vintage and flea markets

February 19, 2017 In Brussels the rich and the poor literally live next to each other. The high brow shops are  just meters away from the flea markets. The area between the expensive Zavel (or ‘Sablon’ in French) and the popular down to earth ‘Vossenplein’ (‘Place du Jeu de Balle’ in French) is my favourite … Lees verder

Bruxelles ma belle

Bruxelles ma belle

October 28, 2016 Every few months we make a trip to Brussels. There is often an exhibition I do not want to miss, and in May I come for the Queen Elisabeth competition, the world famous classical music competition. We usually combine it with some shopping and a meal at a good restaurant. So after … Lees verder

Iceland, land of fire and ice

Iceland, land of fire and ice

August 30, 2016 Our trip to Iceland was carefully planned out. We only decided to visit Iceland two months ahead, but had no idea that this is actually quite late, if not too late. We first booked our airline tickets, and once we had our flight, started planning out an itinerary. We would be in … Lees verder

The Louvre, Paris

The Louvre, Paris

June 15, 2016 It took us many trips to Paris before visiting The Louvre. We had both visited the Louvre already more than twenty years ago, so memories of it were getting faint. On previous visits the lines in front of the Louvre did not really invite us, and there were always so many other … Lees verder

The procession of the Holy Blood

The procession of the Holy Blood

Visit:Walk in Bruges – Your private guide in Bruges Every year on Ascension day Bruges returns to its old tradition dating back to the end of the thirteenth century. What was originally a purely religious procession, has transformed into a procession that marries religion with cultural tradition and heritage and evokes historical events that took … Lees verder

Best tearooms, coffee bars and pubs in Bruges

Best tearooms, coffee bars and pubs in Bruges

Visit:Walk in Bruges – Your private guide in Bruges Authentic Bruges More on Bruges: “Hidden Gems in Bruges – Discover Bruges by bike 1“ Although Bruges is quite small and you can easily walk from North to South in 30 minutes, it is sometimes not so easy to find, apart from the bars on the … Lees verder