Next week I will be jetting off on a very special trip: my first ever road trip!
And I cannot wait.
As I mentioned in a previous post, I will be flying to London for the evening before hitting the road with two friends and driving back to Düsseldorf via France, Belgium and Holland.
The Route
With just a week to go, our route looks pretty set. We’ve arranged overnight stays just outside of Amiens and one night each in Ghent and Antwerp. We also have a list of must-see destinations, but this is fairly flexible.
And this is where you come in, dear reader.
Based on Richard from abitofculture’s advice, we have already decided to spend an extra night in Antwerp, but are there any other places along our route we should take time to see?
We do not have tonnes of time in each place and may already be spreading ourselves too thinly, but I’d like to have an Arsenal of activities up my sleeve in case bad weather or renovation works or other unforeseen circumstances thwart our plans. (Also, out of the three of us, I am the only non-driver so I really need to bring some knowledge to make up for it…)
So far, our plans involve:
- Etaples military cemetery in Northern France
- An afternoon or morning in Lille
- Bruges daytrip
- Ghent & Antwerp
- Baarle-Hertog/Baarle-Nassau
- Few hours in Maastricht
- Cologne
There is also an option to head to the French coast if the weather is nice.
I am open to any other suggestions: whether it be a bar, bakery, museum or village. Any and all insider knowledge would be much appreciated!
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