Visiting Belgium

Our June vacation, June 2025,

we spent a few days in London

before starting on a 11 day cruise to Iceland.

You can view our days in London

on my previous blog here.

At Southampton, south of England.

We boarded the cruiseship and explored around.

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We were amazed at how big this ship is.

We were on the 15th floor

at the top left Suzanne is waving to us. 

A few photos of the ship

Lots of places to relax

Our journey began and to our amazement, 

we passing by the Isle of Wight in the

distance, a place of our roots.

The next afternoon we dock at Heist,Belgium
took a bus to Bruges and did some exploring.

Belgium is one of the smallest and 

densely populated European country,

known for it's medical towns and

Renaissance architecture. 

The main languages of Belgium are 

 French, German and Dutch.

English is spoken also.

Eurasian Crow

Fancy lace adorn windows.

Doors

Lots of canals

We visited the Basilica Of The Precious Blood, 

and viewed the blood of God.
 "The Basilica of the Holy Blood has been designated as a Jubilee Church. This means that those who are unable to make the pilgrimage to Rome can also obtain the plenary indulgence closer to home, which the Roman Catholic Church will grant in the Jubilee Year 2025 primarily to pilgrims who enter the Holy Doors in the four major Basilicas of Rome." 

 To read more go to  www.holyblood.com  
Click on Nederland's at the top right and choose English or Français.

Roman Catholic is the main region of Belgium.

More canals and cruises.

Boatloads of tourists

Waffles originated in Belgium and 

were first introduced in America in 1952.

A Museum on the way.

We didn't enter

Good bye Belgium, tomorrow Amsterdam.

Thanks for your visit

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