I’ve just returned from the ACFW conference in Minneapolis, which is why I missed posting at the end of last week. It was great to reconnect with old friends, brush up on craft related topics, think about the business end of things, and oh yeah, eat food that someone else cooked!Here I am with four […]
Archives for September 2008
Poelkapelle
We packed up our little Nissan Note rental car and drove south to a little town about an hour from Brugge, called Poelkapelle. It’s just outside of Ypres, Belgium and was to be another of those moments that are sprinkled throughout our trip. Little did I expect there would be a Tour Guide staying at […]
Touring Brugge
In the morning we took a bus tour of Brugge. We knew we’d be able to take a closer look at things during our walking tour but decided we’d be able to choose which sights to investigate further from the comfort of an air conditioned bus. The tour was complete with headphones that provided information […]
Brugges, Belgium
The “old city” of Brugge is in the center of a well-populated area, surrounded by the newer city. Entrance into the old section is by bridge—narrow, covered, brick. We learned later (of course!) that if we’d only known to park “out there” in the newer section we might have found a shuttle to take us […]
More Touring
When we stopped at the front desk to check out the next morning but to leave our bags for pick up later in the day (our last full day in Brussels) we were told to make sure we were back from our touring by mid-afternoon so we wouldn’t miss the parade. Parade? We just happened […]
More Research
The museum in the King’s House was once the covered bread market and later a prison. (Although far more elaborate than any prison I’ve ever seen!) I read that the Counts Egmont and Horne spent their last night in this jail before execution in the Grand Place on June 5th 1568. Now who, you might […]
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