Belgium Stories


A beautiful Castle with gardens and gravity fed fountains

Annevoie Castle (French: Château d'Annevoie) is a château in the village of Annevoie-Rouillon in the municipality of Anhée, province of Namur, Belgium. It was built in the 18th century by the Montpellier family, and is principally known for the extensive water gardens that surround it, the Jardins d'Annevoie, the only ones of their kind in Belgium. T...


The beautiful city of Dinant is our favorite place in Belgium

Dinant sparkles along the Meuse River in the province of Namur. It is about 40 miles south of Brussels and about 12 miles south of Namur, the regional capital. Overlooking Dinant from its 100 foot cliff, The Citidel was originally built in 1051 but was destroyed by the French in 1703. The current fortification was built during the Dutch occupation in t...


Flanders

We drove to Tyne Cot Cemetery on a beautiful, sunny morning. I was feeling a bit edgy, since I am not a fan of driving on the wrong side of the road, and we definitely had some dodgy moments trying to turn left (or was it right)! On the bright side, Flanders is well sign posted. However, we still did not find Hill 64 but ended up instead in some s...


Bert goes to Ypres

I have managed to get a lift to Ypres. I am not sure yet whether I shall be returning to the UK or whether I will manage one more stop. The Square and main shopping route through the Menin Gate are really picturesque. The shops are full of chocolate (I prefer liquorice myself) and memorabilia from the 1st WW. You can also buy beer and waffles but no...