We get used to our little
neighborhood and begin to venture out to some more distant destinations that our
son and his wife wanted to share with us. On his 2 weekend days, we drove south
to the Ardennes, a rich mountainous region ( well, hills to us -- mountains to
them)
Green countryside everywhere, threats of rain. The first day we
went to an ancient site of dolmens (stones piled for shelter or burial) and
menheirs (tall stone monuments or bautastein in Norwegian) On Sunday we went with Karen again
to the Ardennes to visit a Trappist Monastery that is known for its fine beer.
They have been so successful with their beer (and cheese) that they have built a
complete new monastery beside the ruins of the original. Our favorite thing to
do is walk among the ruins. We included several other beautiful towns and
churches on these trips. The countryside it dotted with them and each is unique
and always pleasing to the eye.
During the week, Keith and I explore the very walkable town of
Namur finding bakeries, book shops, restaurants -- even a Thai one, and checking
out the rail system.
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