Cold and drizzle in the afternoon but in the morning on boat had a nice lecture about the history and people of Belgium. In the late 19th and early 20th century 3 million left Antwerp for U S A via Red Star line. About 60 per cent of population in the North which also has more wealth. Originally the south had more wealth but the religiou…
Toured the Hague and Delft
Bus to Hague, which is gvmt center but not Capitol It is 22 miles from Utrecht. Toured municipal museum and saw paintings by such Dutch masters as Rembrandt and Verm…
Long but fun day in Bruges. Left ship for bus at 8:30 and arrived at Bruges by coach at 10. Had walking tour of the city which has retained its medieval charm.
Bruges was important in 14th and…
Cold and drizzle in the afternoon but in the morning on boat had a nice lecture about the history and people of Belgium. In the late 19th and early 20th century 3 million left Antwerp for U S…
Lecture on HanseaticLeague. Originally founded to protect merchants from pirates on Baltic and North Sea. Then evolved into a loose federation of trading communities that stretched from Nether…
