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18-JUN-2008

A PADDLE STEAMER 704

Damme Belgium

The 'Lamme Goedzak'.....sails from Dampoort on the outskirts of Bruges, to Damme Bridge and back, five times a day during the from spring to early autumn.

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Jean-Jacques Vandamme19-May-2013 13:55
Enjoyed viewing your galleries ! You might be interested where the name Lamme Goedzak (Lame Goodbag/-sack = a harmless, friendly/good-natured fellow) comes from: he was the (mythical) mischievous Tuyl/Teil Uilenspiegel's sidekick. Damme claims to be Uilenspiegel's birthplace and it was in the Damme area that they both played pranks on the high and mighty.
J-J
PS Germany also has Uilenspiegel in its folklore.
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