Oostende on the Belgian coast (which is only 70 or so km long) is a popular seaside resort, to which people from all over the country throng on sunny week-ends. It used to be a very active fishing harbour, from where boats would set out to the fishing grounds near Iceland. Opposite the pretty Oostende church, one of these "icelanders" has been set up as a museum and a memorial to the many fishermen who bravely faced the rough conditions of these expeditions.