Flanders is the part of Belgium that speaks a dialect of Dutch. We spent most of our trip there with the highlight being Bruges. There is a lot to see in Flanders besides Bruges and if not for being under a time crunch we would have spent a lot more time there.
April 6, 2026 Turnhout BE
Today we decided to take a quick trip into Belgium from Tilburg. The primary reason is to buy fuel for François. The diesel in Belgium
November 2, 2025 Poperinge BE
Today was a laid back day that we really enjoyed. The morning was spent doing laundry including our sheets. Laundry day is always an important
November 1, 2025 Poperinge BE
Today we traveled another 350 kilometers north into Belgium. The last couple of days had been about setting us up to head to this part
June 13, 2019 Brussels BE
Today we took the train from Antwerp to Brussels for the day. We always intended to visit Brussels, but when we looked at the parking
June 12, 2019 Antwerp BE
It was poring rain when we woke, and the temperature had fallen quite a bit. Earlier in the trip we probably would just have settled
June 14, 2019 Bruges BE
Bruges is one of the most visited cities in Europe and a world heritage site. It is one of the cities that is being loved
June 15, 2019 Ghent BE
Today we took the train into Ghent leaving François in Bruges. Ghent is an easy 30 minute train ride from Bruges and we are parked
June 16, 2019 Bruges BE
Bruges deserved a second day so after spending some time talking to our Dutch and English neighbors we headed into town to take a look