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It is not always a destination far away, which touches you the most. Recently my family and I were walking alongside the Durme. This is a river in Lokeren, East Flanders in the northern Part of Belgium. Walking near the river, I suddenly was curious about its history and of course, I decided that I wanted to know more about the Durme. Lokeren Durme Belgium Lokere Durme Belgium Some royal history During the Middle Ages the Durme was much longer, she started at St. Joris near Beernem and then she went east untill Vinderhoute.  There the Durme merged with the Poekebeek (which came from Tielt). The city of Ghent wanted a connection with the North Sea and the Western Scheldt. In 1613 the Brugsche Vaart was dug out. This is nowadays a part of the channel of Ghent-Ostend. Between 1823 and 1827 the channel of Ghent-Terneuzen was made and the Durme was cut off from her source and its headwaters. Due to this, parts of the Durme were sanded. To continue t

Recently, I discovered the library of my home town Sint-Niklaas again. I  immediately noticed that there were many books about royal houses and the  history of different countries.   One of the books that instantly caught my attention was a biography of Queen Marie Antoinette of France written by Antonia Fraser.  own picture of the book with my notes (in Dutch) About Queen Marie Antoinette of France However, I think that everyone knows Queen Marie Antoinette of France by name, here is a short introduction.   Queen Marie Antoinette of France was born on 2 November 1755 in Vienna as an Archduchess from Austria. She was the daughter of Maria Theresa of Austria and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor.  As a daughter she was a pawn on the dynastical chessboard of Europe. After long negotiations she had to marry the dauphin of France. This big royal event (the ceremony) took place on 16 May 1770 at Versailles. On 10 May 1774, Marie Antoinette became Queen of Franc