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Explore #86: Orient Express train, Belgium – August 2014

November 8, 2014

Belgium, Derps and Miscellaneous, Industrial & Commercial Sites

Explore #8 of the Gigawatts & Megalolz Tour. After Powerplant Gigawatt and Hotel Allegria, the third location on Day Two of our tour was this wonderful old train, slowly decaying in a siding in a still-live train yard somewhere in Belgium. I haven’t been able to find any history of this train I’m afraid, so I’ll crack straight on with the photos. My abiding memories of the train were the itchy-as-hell seats, and the absolutely sweltering heat – it was…

Explore #82: Bowling Alley / Medieval Bar / Windmill, Belgium – August 2014

October 3, 2014

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Belgium, Leisure Sites

Explore #4 of the Gigawatts & Megalolz Tour Pressing on through the sleep deprivation, next on our hit list was this Bowling Alley. Or was it a medieval theme bar? Or was it a windmill? It was all three of course! They say it’s important to diversify your business, but sadly that doesn’t seem to have quite done the trick here. Strikes and gutters, dude, strikes and gutters… We spent a relaxed hour here before heading off to our fifth…

Explore #60: Pensionnat Catholique, France – June 2014

July 4, 2014

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Churches and religious, France, Industrial & Commercial Sites, Schools and Educational

Explore #5 of the Operation Baguette tour After the majesty of Chateau Lumiere, it was onwards to our next location of the day – Pensionnat Catholique. History This former Catholic boarding school for girls opened shortly before the outbreak of World War II, replacing a smaller school on the same site which dated back to the mid 19th Century. The school is huge, and is said to have over 1000 windows. During WWII the school was initially used to house…