Rob and Anna's travel adventure

Cycling is a lot easier here - a lot more cycling paths, it is definitely becoming more Dutch, though Belgian people could be offended by such comparison. After the war in the 1830' and up to now there seem to be some sensitivity between the Dutch and the Belgians, as there is one between French speaking and Flemish speaking. We have heard several people making a few comments about those issues. That might have been a reason for one of the unpleasant interactions we had when Rob attempted to ask for directions in Dutch, but he received a reply that only Flemish would be spoken. Later on we got a possible explanation - it was possible that Rob spoke with the Dutch accent (Rob picked up some Dutch when he lived in Amsterdam). Over all, however, Belgians were friendly, and on more than one occasion volunteered to assist. We cycled a couple of days from Brussels to Brugge via Ghent, and both days it was raining, I think I am getting used to it, even though I seem to be catching a little cold, I want to push on.






Traditional Flemish costume