Awesome movie, and my plans for this weekend. I am taking tomorrow off work to meet my parents at the Frankfurt airport and hop on a train to Bruges in Belgium.
I'm super excited to go back to Belgium and to see a beautiful city featured in the film, "In Bruges." Back to Belgium, you say? Why yes, in fact, I was in Belgium (Brussels and Waterloo) over the June 19th-20th weekend. I went to enjoy the fries, chocolate, meat fondue and beer. But mostly to see the 195th anniversary re-enactment of the Battle of Waterloo and Napoleon's defeat (June 18th, 1815).
It was one of the most amazing spectacles I have ever seen. There were some 3,000 re-enacters dressed up as Napoleon and his French army along with the Allied forces lead by the Duke of Wellington. The Allies were a mixture of British, Dutch and Prussian soldiers. Gebhard von Bluecher (Young Frankenstein fans, anyone?), the 73-year old Marshal, headed up the Prussian forces and joined Wellington a few hours into the battle, proving a decisive turn for the Allies. There were also at least 200 horses, many cannons, some rockets and an overwhelming number of awesome explosions.
I am officially a big fan of battle re-enactments. It was like being in an epic war movie. I can't imagine what it is going to be like in Waterloo in 5 years at the 200th anniversary.
Anyways, so back to Belgium I go, this time heading for the coast. That is all my update for now. I will try to get something up soon about work and life in Frankfurt/Germany during World Cup fever (all I can say is Germans become a whole new people when soccer is involved.) Too bad it ended so poorly for Germany last night. Stupid octopus!
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