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Hotel Damier in Kortrijk is a true royal destination

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Kortrijk sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. In the Middle Ages, Courtrai grew significantly thanks to the flax and wool industry with France and England and became one of the biggest and richest cities in Flanders.  The city is often referred to as City of Groeninge or City of the Golden Spurs, referring to the Battle of Courtrai or the Battle of the Golden Spurs which took place on 11 July 1302 on the Fields of Groeninge in Courtrai.  In 1820 the Treaty of Kortrijk was signed, laying out the still-current borders between France and Belgium. Throughout the 19th and 20th century, the flax industry flourished and remains important within the Belgian textile industry today. To be honest, I only knew Kortrijk due to its railway station and the  direct train ways to Oostende, Bruges, Roeselare and other cities in the region. I never stayed in Kortrijk before. Huge time to search for an hotel and to

Don't disturb, because I'm watching The Crown

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The Crown season 4 On 15 November 2020, Netflix released the 4th season of The Crown.  It was on a grey, rainy Sunday, during the Lockdown in Belgium. That's why I  really wanted to get up early and to put the television on. The Crown the Series The 4th season of the series The Crown counts 10 episodes from around 1 hour per episode.  It is about the years 1977 till 1990 and includes Diana, Princess of Wales and Margaret Thatcher as well. It also includes Prince William and Prince Harry. It covers the tour in Australia of the Prince and Princess of Wales and much more. The new series of the Crown maintains a lot of drama and it showed that the lifes of royals aren't always a fairy tale.  Trailer On this Youtube  link you can see the official trailer from Netflix.  Review Although "The Crown" has a lot of fiction, I really enjoyed the series. I'm born in  1979, so  I don't remember exactely all the historical events which are shown.   With, of course, keeping