Bastogne Travel Blogs

The battle of the Ardennes or the battle of the bulge as it was better know was the last major offensive by the Hitler during WWII. This epic battle was dramatized by the HBO series Band of Brothers but it was more than a series or drama for the men who lived it....It was life and death. The Germa…

Today for many people Bastogne is mostly related to Spring Biking Classic called Liège-Bastogne-Liège, or often called La Doyenne ("the oldest"). The bicycle race is one of the five 'Monuments' of the European professional road cycling calendar, and one of 24 races in which points can be gained t…

Ellen zou de terugweg voor haar rekening nemen dus zo gezegd zo gedaan stapten we weer in de auto op weg naar het volgende doel van vandaag: Bastogne. Dit lag al weer een flink eind op weg naar Houffalize dus dat kwam mooi uit. Rond een uur of vier bereikten we het monument dat is opgericht ter nag…

We met at 9 and as we checked out, I leaned that Earl & Helen had picked up the tab for dinner as an anniversary present! What a nice (and generous!) surprise!! On the road again, we headed for Belgium and specifically for Bastogne. Road construction caused a lot of aggravation & delay but…

Bastogne stond nu op het menu. We volgden de bordjes “Historical Center” en kwamen zo bij het oorlogsmuseum. Hier hebben we een dia- en een filmvoorstelling bezocht waar we zeer van onder de indruk waren, het betrof namelijk de slag om Bastogne dec ’44 • jan ’45 die vele slachtoffers heef…

foto's van zomerkamp met de scouting in de Belgische Ardennen.

For the 80th Birthday of my grand mother, we had rented a house in the Belgium Ardennes in January 2006. It's only a 3 hours drive from home but it feels realy like a holiday. This part of Belgium is quite hilly. The people here do speak French. There are very nice places to go to like Dinant, Namur and Bastogne. In the winter there might be a possibility of skiing. During the summer you can do a lot of outdoor sports like hikinh, climbing, canoeing.

Travelling around Europe for 2weeks (AMS-GER-FRANCE-BELGIUM). Exciting country for most of its medieval architecture, chateau and cultural sites which deserves protection for the benefit of all humanity. So, lets start to drive around and see some part of Europe.

Like i said in the front page,  this is the second time I went to the Bastogne memorial walk.  Every year they have a march to commemorate the WW 2 battle that happened in and around the City of Bastogne, most of us know it as the Battle of the Bulge.  The last German offensive in th…