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Belgium
 Belgium ... in northwest Europe bordered by the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France and is one of the founding and core members of the European Union. Belgium has a population of over ten million people, in an area of around 30,000 square kilometres (11,700 square miles). Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Romance Europe, Belgium is linguistically divided. It has two main languages: 59% of its population, being 6.18 million people in the north, mainly in the region Flanders, speak Dutch (while Belgians of both major languages often refer to it as Flemish); French is spoken by 40%: 3.29 million in the southern region Wallonia and an estimated 0.88 million in the officially bilingual Brussels-Capital Region or 85-90% of its residents – thus a minority there speaks Dutch, its local language till shortly before Belgium's independence. This linguistic diversity often leads to political and cultural conflict and is reflected in Belgium's complex system of government and political history.Newest Review: ... the gothic church of Notre-Dame du Sablon which is famous for its stained glass windows. Like many churches in Belgium it also houses a large and ornately carved pulpit. The square is home to many upmarket and expensive antique dealerships as well as fashionable eating houses (restaurants and patisseries) and bars. The Museums Our main miscalculation was of the Belgian opening hours ... more ... (which I referred to above) and as our main day 'at leisure' in Brussels was a Monday, we missed the Musuems. The major museums are in close proximity to each other. These include the Museum of Ancient Art, the Museum of Modern Art and The museum of ...more |
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Taste of Sprouts: The proxamity of Belgium (2834 words)
by Newfloridian - written on 01/11/03 (Very useful, 107 readings)
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Taking advantage of some exceptionally good travel offers from an on-line travel agent we recently spent a five-day City break exploring Belgium. We had been to Brussels before (a short pre-Christmas trip about five years ago) so heeding the advice of that sage Proxam we decided to see some more of the country than just the capital. We were also quite curious to experience for ourselves the suggested "Unity of Europe" there at the heart of the Community. Maybe we would be able to divine something of the truth behind all the current political and economical manoeuvrings. After all I have been more than happy to use the Euro because it has the attraction of being ...
A CASE FOR MAIGRET? MYRIANNE DISAPPEARS! (3107 words)
by Aang - written on 27/06/01 (Very useful, 271 readings)
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PART ONE - ARRIVAL IN BRUSSELS. I am sitting in the restaurant called AUX ARMES DE BRUXELLES (Rue des Bouchers 13, tel 02 511 55 50)which has been serving excellent food since 1921. "How's your waterzooi of lobster?" asks Myrianne. "Very fresh, moist and lobstery," I reply. "Goes well with the Muscadet. How's your seafood?" "Very expensive; but tres bien. Like the service. So often the service in Belgium is not exactly friendly." "You're being unfair," I suggest. "The guide book refers to some Belgian waiters being 'brusque and ill-tempered'. ...
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Wow Belgium! Sounds Exotic doesn't it? No!? Those were my initial thoughts, but i soon changed my mind. When I went to Belgium I stayed in a Sun Park, the Belgian equivelent of a Centre Park or Oasis here in Britain. Quite why it was called a 'Sun Park' I don't know because it wasn't really that sunny. The facilities were quite good, a nice swimming pool, bowling, badminton, tennis, squash, plenty of shops and restaurants. Even though the weather wasn't that good, I still had a good time as there was surprisingly quite a lot to do. We went into Brugges one day. Its a brilliant city. There is a tour bus you can go on which gives ...
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