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Going back home again (Coo waterfall)

Our last day, we have to return home today, since we have to babysit our granddaughter tonight and tomorrow. It is also the first day that we get up early since we want to drive around a bit more through Belgium before we go home. Before 10 we have left the park, taking small roads on our way to Coo where we want to see the waterfalls.

Along one of these roads we see this idyllic place, a small river and some houses near the woods. It must be great to live in such an environment, especially when you are a kid. Only a pity that the road is so close.

Just outside Stoumont we see this castle, the Chateau de Froidcour or the 'castle of the cold heart'. We don't know where this name comes but we are sure one of our readers will come up with an idea!
At Coo we visit the artificial waterfalls, made by monks in the 18th century. Before that the river made almost a full circle (a meander) of almost a kilometer long.

Then we drive to the Hautes Fagnes, the national park in the north east of Belgium where the Ardennes have their highest point (and of Belgium). Signal de Botrange is 694 (696 says one map) above sea level and a staircase brings us up to 700 meters. All the snow of the last few days is still present here. After this highlight we go straight back to Holland, taking the Autobahn through Germany.

It is quiet on the roads and we are back home after a couple of hours. This has been a fine week with lots of rest which we really needed. It is a pity that we haven't seen more sun (for nicer photographs) but we are quite happy with our stay in Belgium and it is so close to home that we could do this more often. We will keep you informed!

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