Belgium photos sent  Feb 25, 2001

 
 

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Etienne and I visited a museum of Roman times in Bavay, France. This is "Amour Chevauchant un dauphin." 
 
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Then we went sight seeing and our first stop was in France then up to Belgium. It was an interesting tour. How old is this key? 
 
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They had glass back then! 
 
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Roman currency 
 
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Javelin made from iron 
 
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Me in the ruins of a Roman city. 
 
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Etienne in the ruins of a Roman city. 
 
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This was mostly the religious part of the city. 
 
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Block house from WW2 on our way out of town. 
 
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Close up of a monument from 1709, about a war. 
 
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Not far from Mons we climbed a hill where the earth is still hot. Here you see Mons off in the distance, the tower. 
 
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Me and the tower of Mons. 
 
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Close up of the tower and the church. 
 
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One of de Potter's baby sheep. 
 
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Chantal is feeding the other baby sheep. 
 
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At a Roman museum in Ath, Belgium. This boat was accidentally discovered in this area. The wood was analyzed and it is from 188AD. 
 
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Comparing horse jaw bones. 
 
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A smaller boat from the same area and time. 
 
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I know it's hard to read, but it explains how the Romans made their metal objects all those years ago. 
 
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Like this one for example. 
 
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Me at the river in Tournai, Belgium. 10 years ago or so boats could not pass under that bridge. 
 
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Me in the main square. 
 
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This church has 6 steeples, 5 without bells. 
 
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The church is so old that it is too dangerous to go into or get too close to. They are working on repairing it. 
 
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This is our famous statue in Brussels dressed in the costume of solders/hunters from the forest that were part of a royal church. 
 
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