Netherlands to Belgium , via Antwerp and Liege

E313
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_route_E313
Approximately 120 kilometers (75 miles) long, it connects the Belgian port city of Antwerp to Liège, the commercial and industrial centre of Wallonia. It runs thus entirely within Belgium: however, it does cross the language frontier within Belgium between the Dutch speaking north and the French speaking south which affects the roadside route signs and safety-message posters

   

E25
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_route_E25



   


European route E 25 is a north-south European route from Hoek van Holland in the Netherlands to Palermo in Italy which includes ferry crossings from Genoa to Bastia (Corsica), from Bonifacio to Porto Torres (Sardinia) and from Cagliari to Palermo (Sicily).
It passes through the following cities: Hoek van Holland – Rotterdam – Utrecht - Eindhoven – Maastricht – Liège – Bastogne – Arlon – Luxembourg – Metz – Saint-Avold – Strasbourg – Mulhouse – Basel – Olten – Berne – Lausanne – Geneva – Mont Blanc Tunnel – Aosta – Ivrea – Vercelli – Alessandria – Genoa … Bastia – Porto Vecchio – Bonifacio … Porto Torres – Sassari – Cagliari … Palermo.


our route ! we used this from Liege to Bastogne,

we are into Belgium
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium
http://www.belgium.be/
http://maps.google.be/maps?hl=nl&q=belgium&gs_upl=1065335l1071691l3l1073375l7l7l0l1l1l0l726l3001l2-1.1.1.2.1l6l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1020&bih=662&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x47c17d64edf39797:0x47ebf2b439e60ff2,Belgi%C3%AB&gl=be&ei=PV9dTreCLsudOvfVrd8C&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=5&ved=0CFAQ8gEwBA

in the middle of the motorway was a railway line !

cranes for unloading goods at Antwerp / Antwerpen

This is a oil pipeline

we are going to Liege ,
note from Dad  this is Luik in Flemish ! name changes are common where different languages are involved !
http://www.antwerpen.be/
http://maps.google.be/maps?pq=belgium&hl=nl&cp=3&gs_id=2s&xhr=t&q=antwerpen&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1020&bih=626&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x47c3f68ebfc3887d:0x3eaf448482a88ab8,Antwerpen&gl=be&ei=YmBdTrmHBcOfOqLH5c4C&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=8&sqi=2&ved=0CFUQ8gEwBw
http://www.belgie-toerisme.be/contenus/luik/nl/404155.html#menu?cm_mmc=google-_-Villes+Wallonie+search-_-LIEGE-_-luik
http://www.liege.be/tourisme-nl
http://www.liege.be/

 we passed a lot of wind turbines

The name changes to Liege in the French speaking part of Belgium

we will put a video of the road tunnel in Liege later, Dad says the Internet bandwidth wont allow it to be uploaded.

middleburg historic town , Zeeland, Netherlands

Middleburg,

taken from
http://www.raremapsandbooks.com/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=2

this shows the old  defence's  and shape of the city of Middleburg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middelburg
http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/blog-155054.html

a movie about the capture of Middleburg from the second world war
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=23505

http://www.middelburg.nl/
http://www.visitmiddelburg.nl/
http://www.plattegronden.nl/middelburg/

one of the old streets

isn't it beautiful ?

can you see the long chimney ?

old camper van from Germany
my dad said this was the split screen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Westfalia_Campers
http://www.google.be/search?q=volkswagen+camper+van+split+screen&hl=nl&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=LN1cTv39JcaXOunW1esC&ved=0CEgQsAQ&biw=1085&bih=619

we went into the abbey
http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Netherlands/Provincie_Zeeland/Middelburg-459197/Things_To_Do-Middelburg-Abbey_church_Lange_Jan-BR-1.html
(Local Name: Onze Lieve Vrouwe Abdij) On the northeast side of the inner ring stands Onze Lieve Vrouwe Abdij, the Abbey of Our Lady. In 1150 White Canons of the Norbertine order (named after St Norbert of Xanten, who founded the order at Prémontré in France: hence the alternative name Premonstratensian) established themselves in the Carolingian stronghold of Middelburg. In the 16th century the abbey consisted of a picturesque and many-towered complex of buildings laid out round a cloister, including the canons' lodgings, to which were later added a refectory and chapterhouse (now the Provincial Library), a second courtyard, two churches and a tower
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taken from 
http://www.planetware.com/middelburg/abbey-of-our-lady-nl-zld-olva.htm

this is the water pump in the middle of the herb garden
http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/3cf0e/
http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/40ca9/
http://www.igougo.com/review-r1381974-Abbey_of_Middelburg.html

look at the patterns on the roof -

Halfords in NL
we used to go to the one in Prague
http://www.halfords.nl/

the abbey tower

http://www.tripadvisor.nl/Attraction_Review-g188618-d1822668-Reviews-Abbey_Tower_of_Long_John_Abdijtoren_de_Lange_Jan-Middelburg_Zeeland.html

Abdijtoren de Lange Jan

we went for some frites or chips !

http://www.middleburg.org/

http://www.tripadvisor.nl/Attraction_Review-g188618-d319473-Reviews-Town_Hall-Middelburg_Zeeland.html

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Netherlands/Provincie_Zeeland/Middelburg-459197/Things_To_Do-Middelburg-Town_hall-BR-1.html

(Local Name: Stadhuis) In the Markt stands the Town Hall (Stadhuis), one of the most beautiful Gothic secular buildings in the Netherlands, built between 1452 and 1458 by members of the Keldermans family. Between 1506 and 1520 a Meat Hall (meat market) and a tower were added, and in 1670 and 1780-84 there were further additions in neo-classical style. The Town Hall was almost completely destroyed in the 1940 bombing, but after the war was rebuilt in the original style. On the facade of 1512- 13, most of which survived the bombing, are figures of 25 Counts and Countesses of Zeeland and Holland, under canopies surmounted by fabulous animals. The windows and doors are closed by red and white shutters - a common

practice in the Middle Ages, when windows were not glazed.

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Netherlands/Provincie_Zeeland/Middelburg-459197/Things_To_Do-Middelburg-Town_hall-BR-1.html

some sayings

another saying

red and white door to match the shutters

old Volvo

http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/about.shtml

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_Cars

a horse drawn carriage

the grand house -can you see the name in Dutch ?

lots of pictures

this shop made and restored furniture handles

can you see the boy ?

1620 on this old gate ?

this was near to the old gate ?

me and Evie on a trampoline , can you see the abbey tower ?
Abdijtoren de Lange Jan

hope

London

Dieppe

Golden trumpet

we are not sure -it is marked 1940 and has Jewish writing on it

part of the Abbey

This building is marked 1582

this house tilts to the left can you see ?

me and Evie on a playground !

This is where the scouts are based
http://www.middleburgscouting.org/

Old city walls

can you see the two doors ?

looks like someone made old barrels

can you see the house is bent on the right hand side - i hope it doesn't fall down !

1620 on the wall ?

can you see the heads ?

This is a old water tower

we ate some cakes from this shop outside was a stone picture

this is the canal which protects the city

where we stayed in Holland

Leo having his coat put on

I slept in here with Leo !

we watched some Dutch television ! it was in English with Dutch words at the bottom!
http://www.destelhoeve.nl/