We had a car load of our daughter Lara’s belongings from our garage to take to her new abode at Blockley in the Cotswolds, but as she has not been able to set up her second bedroom yet we also took the motorhome. I drove the car and Bernard the “Roller" and we had arranged [...]
All posts for the month February, 2011
Campsite news: Moreton in Marsh is great for Cotswolds.
Posted by Frances Platman on 26/02/2011
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Food news: the fish were jumping!
The fish stalls at the harbour at Calais are always a must stop place for us if we are returning to England. Today was no exception. There were only a few stalls open when we arrived there, but how many do you need? The one we chose had some lovely little plaice and larger ones [...]
Posted by Frances Platman on 22/02/2011
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Bus trips: Sluis is pretty even in the rain.
It was a cold dull morning and we decided to take the bus into Ostend, but unfortunately missed it by five minutes. The next one was due in an hour and we were too cold to wait around so we crossed the road and took the first bus to Brugges which came after just waiting [...]
Posted by Frances Platman on 19/02/2011
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Jewish news: a kosher meal in Antwerp.
Belgium really looks after its elderly people, even visitors. After taking the bus from Jabbeke into Brugges, we decided to take a train trip into Antwerp, discovering, that as we were Senior Citizens, we could take advantage of the reduced fair. That was quite a bonus. Our first stop was of course the Tourist Information [...]
Posted by Frances Platman on 17/02/2011
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Poem to Granddaughter: a chocolate E-mail
Dear Rheannon, We are in Belgium now you know, It’s quite cold although there is no snow. But there’s chocolate, chocolate everywhere. Granddad says, “It’s just not fair”. He cant have some ‘cos he’s too fat, No chocolate bunny or chocolate cat. There is so much chocolate that they make, Chocolate sweeties and chocolate cake. [...]
Posted by Frances Platman on 16/02/2011
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City news: Brugges has magnificent architecture.
It was a pleasant bus journey into Brugges from Jabbeke. This part of Belgium has very attractive little villages and towns, through which we passed. The Tourist information Center at Brugges had changed somewhat since our last visit some years back. It was now a large modern glass building. We gathered our leaflets and asked [...]
Posted by Frances Platman on 15/02/2011
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Campsite news: Jabbeke, good for visiting the cities.
The Acsi campsite book didn’t give us much hope when looking for a campsite that was open in February and convenient for visiting the beautiful cities of Brugges, Ghent,and Antwerp in Belgium. However, they recommended Kleine Strand at Jabbeke, with buses running from the centre of town to Ostend and Brugges which is open all [...]
Posted by Frances Platman on 13/02/2011
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On the road: Beatles talk in Paris.
We were staying on a campsite at Villevaude, about 26 kilometres from Paris, France, but the transport from there to Paris was diabolical and rather expensive. However we decided to give it a try for one day. After all so near and yet so far. It was a short walk into the village to the [...]
Posted by Frances Platman on 11/02/2011
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Campsite news: Soissons a great little town.
Having left the campsite at Villevaude near Paris in France, we decided to make our way to Belgium, but, as is usual with us, we made a detour and stopped off in Soissons in Picardy for a short break for refreshments. The Aires book stated there was a free Aire here, but we couldn’t [...]
Posted by Frances Platman on 10/02/2011
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