Bastogne - visit to the WW II Battle of the Ardennes museums
Visiting Bastogne has been long on my bucket list, but the long drive usually has put me off. Jan suggested it now during our staycation in the east of Belgium where we were in search of new activities. So in the 2nd half of August we crossed most of the Ardennes and even a corner of Luxemburg to drive up to Bastogne. After a nice lunch in a great history downtown restaurant that features train wagons as part of the restaurant infrastructure, we headed to the museums; Upon our arrival and a quick visit to the tourist office I quickly realised we would need to make selections as she pointed 6-8 museum and several walks to us, each worth one or multiple hours of visit. First we went to the Bastogne Barracks with the Museumpass, located at the military domain where they still restore historic vehicles. We explored the multiple halls filled with a great amount of historic war vehicules used in the Battle of the Bulge and the rest of the WWII (and the evolution...
