tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297241541767981823.post3716878302117045850..comments2023-09-29T15:45:37.354+02:00Comments on Wishing I were in France: We have castles too!ladybirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690656561242165157noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297241541767981823.post-3755662623861145332009-10-30T20:30:03.463+01:002009-10-30T20:30:03.463+01:00Martine - I would love to read more about Belgium....Martine - I would love to read more about Belgium. <br />We have visited a few times and thought it very interesting but baffling as we couldn't speak any of the language.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297241541767981823.post-4212987575877506682009-10-30T08:45:50.720+01:002009-10-30T08:45:50.720+01:00chm, I think the language barrier/problem is more ...chm, I think the language barrier/problem is more a political issue than a social one, although there are more and more people, especially in Flanders, who would like to split up the country. Personnally, I think that would be a shame, as the variety of our two cultures makes Belgium so fascinating. I hope I don't live to see the day when Belgium 'explodes' into a tiny independant Flandres and Wallonie.<br /><br />The part of the country South of the Meuse River is commonly known as the Ardennes, although technically speaking this name only applies to the eastern part (south of LiƩge) of this region.<br />The village of Crupet is located South of the Meuse River, so people will say that it's in the Ardennes ... although technically speaking it is not. <br /><br /><br />Nadege, Yes, there are castles all over the country ... Mostly medieval fortresses (often ruins)and 18th-19th century classical castles. There are very few from the 15th-16th century though. The court of Burgundy once took up residence in Brussels but their renaissance castle was destroyed and only the basements remain ... under the busy streets of Brussels.<br /><br /><br />Jean, Would you be disappointed if I were the post some more about Belgium from time to time ... without neglecting the Loire Valley, of course?ladybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05690656561242165157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297241541767981823.post-24126010196811532972009-10-29T23:10:29.980+01:002009-10-29T23:10:29.980+01:00The castle looks very homely. Almost as if someon...The castle looks very homely. Almost as if someone perched a bungalow on top of another building.<br />Very pretty. I know nothing at all about Belgium, apart from what I have read in your blog, I am almost ashamed to say.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297241541767981823.post-10103555246196227412009-10-29T20:29:18.091+01:002009-10-29T20:29:18.091+01:00That is a beautiful castle. Are there castles all ...That is a beautiful castle. Are there castles all over Belgium?Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031276247743743680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297241541767981823.post-34791315676993212232009-10-29T15:21:26.143+01:002009-10-29T15:21:26.143+01:00For such a small country, Belgium has a lot to off...For such a small country, Belgium has a lot to offer, historically, architecturally and culturally. I do hope that one day the language barrier, and whatever lies behind it, will fall once and for all. Time will tell.<br /><br />That chateau is lovely. Would it be located in the Ardennes?<br /><br />Keep up with these interesting Belgian posts. I do enjoy them a lot.chmnoreply@blogger.com