Trains at Treignes

Trains at Treignes

It was a lovely sunny day as we left Strepy Thieu with a clear blue sky. Today we are mainly on minor roads through small towns and villages as we drive less than 60 miles south east to the Ardennes where we plan to spend several days exploring as we make our way east toward Luxembourg. Our destination today is the railway museum at Treignes (perfect location for a train museum!) which combines a free aire (official motorhome parking place)

Brugges and a big lift!

Brugges and a big lift!

It was really scary driving Bertie off the ferry and on to the Belgian roads. I had not driven abroad for ages (2008 I think) and never driven left hand drive Bertie on his “proper” side of the road before. The driving felt fine but trying to work out what other drivers were up to and were expecting me to do was slightly more challenging. However we had set our sights very low today and all we were doing is