Showing posts with label Belgium. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Belgium. Show all posts

Sunday, September 06, 2026

Order of March

A whole wall of mannequins dressed up in order of march for Napolean's army. Along with some re-enactors.









 

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Explaining Bonaparte



Maps that explained Bonaparte and his conquests before Waterloo. Plus big portraits.




 

Sunday, August 23, 2026

Lots of Red and Black

The main floor of the Waterloo museum has walls painted red. I guess that's fitting. A lot of paintings and readings in it, too.







 

Saturday, August 15, 2026

Friday, August 07, 2026

Learning About Waterloo

There's a pretty sizable and modern museum at the Waterloo Battlefield, where Napoleon was defeated. This shows some of the dioramas depicting the order of battle.












 

Sunday, July 26, 2026

Waterloo

Turns out Waterloo isn't just a song. We visited on a cloudy October day.





 

Sunday, June 29, 2025

Non-Working Lock and Dinner at the Hotel

Yup, the lock didn't work at the hotel in Brussels. Andreas noticed, since he's the one who notices. We had driven in from Courselles, so we ate at the hotel restaurant instead of finding a place. It was fine but uninspired.