| Page Views: 1,640 Last Visit to Waterloo: June, 2003 | Visiting Waterloo by air by Luchonda - last update: Nov 9, 2003 |
Visiting Waterloo | The ruins of Waterloo Abbey |
Waterloo-a small city in Brabant-Wallon. Strolling through this town and it’s mainstreet is a joy for the eye but not for yr credit cards. Nice but expensive shops and galleries.
The idea that this town is symbolising the battle of 1815 – a war between the french (Napoleon) and allied armies of England (Wellington) and Prussia (Blücher) is in fact a little tourist misunderstanding or trap.
“The Lion hill”-symbol of Waterloo is a remembrance of the Dutch king Willem to his wounded son – also called Willem and Prince of Orange.
The hill is artificial and result of hard labour by women – obliged to carry the sand to the top. |
|  | The abbey I never heard about this abbey - maybe they made some kind of abbey beer here - have to ask Irisbe !! |
The ULM plane The kind of plane who helped me to conquerer - sorry discover the ruins of Waterloo
Height : 300 meters
Speed : 80 km/hr
Consumption : 12 liters/hour | | |
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| Pros: | "A wonderful experience" | | Cons: | "non" | | In A Nutshell: | "Get him high" |
Luchonda's Waterloo Travel Tips
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Tips: 1 - Photos: 1 | | | | Transportation | Local Customs | | | | Packing Lists | Shopping | | | Sports Travel
Tips: 3 - Photos: 6 | General Tips |
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Bwana_Brown Sun Oct 5, 2008 14:10 UTC
Wow, Luc, that looks like a lot of fun - just hanging there in the air high above!! I can't believe how lush Waterloo looks with all that green so far below! Great pics of the abbey ruins too. | ZiOOlek Thu Sep 4, 2008 07:17 UTC
I still have a chance to get merried in Waterloo.;) Best regards! | Kuznetsov_Sergey Sun Mar 30, 2008 19:32 UTC
You haven't seen the Abby before, i haven't seen it though I have been to Waterloo... May be it may be seen only from the air? ha-ha! You are a courage man, Luc! You reminded me that I should make a Waterloo page of my own one day! | Nemorino Sun Dec 9, 2007 10:59 UTC
Too bad for Napoleon that he didn't have some small planes like that for reconnaissance in 1815, maybe the outcome of the battle would have been different. |
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