{"id":459,"date":"2011-07-22T06:49:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-22T06:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mike.downhillonly.com\/wordpress\/?p=459"},"modified":"2011-07-22T06:49:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-22T06:49:00","slug":"belgium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=459","title":{"rendered":"Belgium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Off to Belgium for a couple of days. Used the tunnel \u2013 it\u2019s still good after all these years. Can\u2019t believe I haven\u2019t used it since 2004!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/22072011432.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"22072011432\" border=\"0\" alt=\"22072011432\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/22072011432_thumb.jpg\" width=\"804\" height=\"454\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h6>Inside<\/h6>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/22072011433.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"22072011433\" border=\"0\" alt=\"22072011433\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/22072011433_thumb.jpg\" width=\"804\" height=\"454\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Entering the tunnel<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/22072011435.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"22072011435\" border=\"0\" alt=\"22072011435\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/22072011435_thumb.jpg\" width=\"804\" height=\"454\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once we arrive in on the other side we have an easy drive through northern France and Flanders. Our destination is a little village about 60kms across the border in Belgium.<\/p>\n<p>On arrival we are shown to our \u2018guest house\u2019. In reality this is the first floor of a converted farmhouse. It is huge, and beautifully appointed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/22072011436.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"22072011436\" border=\"0\" alt=\"22072011436\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/22072011436_thumb.jpg\" width=\"804\" height=\"454\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Views from our \u2018guest house\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/22072011439.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"22072011439\" border=\"0\" alt=\"22072011439\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/22072011439_thumb.jpg\" width=\"804\" height=\"454\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/22072011442.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"22072011442\" border=\"0\" alt=\"22072011442\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/22072011442_thumb.jpg\" width=\"804\" height=\"454\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anyhow, what are we doing here in the middle of the Belgian countryside? Well it just happens that the owner of this place is also a Porsche specialist with a worldwide reputation. We go out for dinner while he does things to the car.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Off to Belgium for a couple of days. Used the tunnel \u2013 it\u2019s still good after all these years. Can\u2019t believe I haven\u2019t used it since 2004! 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