On February 1st, Elizabeth Edward gave us a talk on “Bruges & Belgium – a Travelogue”. Elizabeth described her experiences from a series of holidays of an under-rated country, easily accessible from UK. She showed us well-known towns and cities, like Bruges, Ypres and Brussels but also less-visited places like Damme, Ostend, Ghent and Antwerp.

She pointed out beautiful towns with magnificent 13^th century Gothic architecture and often World Heritage status. Fine churches and cathedrals full of art, wonderful statues and wooden carvings – and often carillon bells pealing out over lovely medieval town squares.

Beyond the tourist magnets, good trams and trains allow frequent and rapid access to lovely small towns and to a North Sea coastline, all offering good sightseeing experiences. In questions, the only omission to the talk was considered to be the famous Belgian beer!