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Trip to Bruges, Ghent and Ypres
Last week I enjoyed a short holiday in Belgium, mainly in the lovely city of Bruges. I wanted to share with you some of the interesting (mainly historical) things I saw. Hope you enjoy the photographs! (The weather was very bad, it rained at least part of every day, so the pictures are unfortunately sometimes very grey....)
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100 things challenge - 51: Huis Doorn and the last emperor
Kaiser Wilhelm II was the last emperor of Germany. He was also only the third of that rare species, as the German empire had not been established until 1871. He was crowned emperor in 1888 and used his power to try and make Germany as great and important as Great-Britain (Wilhelm was the grandson of Queen Victoria and looked up towards the British ( Read more... ) -
100 things challenge - 49: Treaty of Utrecht
This year, 2013, in the region where I live, we celebrate that 300 years ago, the Treaty of Utrecht was signed. Now, I must admit to my shame (as I almost live in Utrecht), that I hardly knew anything about this Treaty, leading to the Peace of Utrecht in 1713. I think not many of you know about this episode of history either, so I thought this to ( Read more... ) -
Mixed bag of stuff
Hello everyone,
Its been quite a while since I've posted a meme, so here are two - for your enjoyment - and some other things I've come across and wanted to share!
Found this meme via litlover12
1. One book that changed your life?
I can't say 'changed my life', but I've learned a lot and been very impressed by Arena by Karen Hancock
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