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By Errant Boomerang
October 22nd 2008

Bene

Europe » Belgium » Brussels-Capital Region » Brussels

Brussels' pride and joy

My quick jaunt through the Bene portion of the Benelux region (Luxembourg will have to wait until another trip) was quickly becoming a tour of local breweries. I guess when in Belgium… If you’ve seen one brewery, you’ve seen 20. The basics of the brewing process are the same no matter who is brewing the beer. I think a number of the microbreweries in the U.S. recognize this and have begun omitting the actual tour from a visit to the brewery and taking visitors straight to their reason for stopping by….the tasting room. There is an exception. Located in a non [View Full Entry]

By Affinity
October 22nd 2008

l'automne vient aux Ardennes

Europe » Belgium » Luxembourg

Christmas Tree Capitol ! The Ardennes, it's green, REALLY green.....well red, orange, yellow & brown now, but you know what I mean :) One could scarcely guess by looking @ these photos, Belgium is one of the most densely populated countries in the world with a density akin to that of Japan or India ! This statistic must be taken from Vlaanderen (Flanders) as the homes in villages are connected one to another with little to no property (backyards-front yards). Not everyone of course but many. This is far from the case in Wallonia & we are glad of it! The [View Full Entry]

By AnnaEP
October 21st 2008

The contents of my jumbled mind

Europe » Belgium » Flemish Brabant » Leuven

Dear family and friends, I am a lazy procrastinator, but every day gets a little better. I am taking a little break right now because I just wrote two and a half pages of my history paper about the American government system. Would you believe I´m back to writing about John Marshall, judicial review and current events? Some things change so much and others, not at all. This weekend I spent a lovely day in Brussels with some of the other exchange students. Well, lovely in the fact that the weather was beautiful and it was a wonderful time with friends. [View Full Entry]

By AlexandAlice
October 20th 2008

3 days in Brussels

Europe » Belgium » Brussels-Capital Region » Brussels

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3 days 4 waffles 4 servings of frites with mayo chocolate beer yay. Also went to the Museum of Musical Instruments. (MIM) Which was awesome, hundreds of instruments from all over the world with a recording of each of them that you listen to. Went to the Belgium Brewers museum, which was shite, 5 Euro for a room full of brewing equipment with a video playing about belgium beer and then you got a free beer at the end. Best thing we saw was 2 policemen in uniform with their guns on and everything getting pissed in the bar with the [View Full Entry]

By Affinity
October 19th 2008

Glorious days in Antwerp !

Europe » Belgium » Antwerp Province » Antwerp

The Guild houses of the Grote Markt
with Brabo Fountain

There's something special about touring, shopping, visiting & living the Antwerp experience with bona fide Antwerpenaren :) It's taken me years to get to know this city & it's people. Antwerp is so multifaceted, has so much to offer, there's so much to tell. I'm going to break it down into bite sized pieces & try to stick with the history & fun of each entry in a limited style. The photo of the elephant, in my last entry, is part of the Elephant Parade. There are 71 elephant statues distributed all over the city of Antwerp until the 1st wk [View Full Entry]

Between the coat of arms of King Philip II

By szentangelalondon
October 19th 2008

First stop Brussels.

Europe » Belgium » Brussels-Capital Region » Brussels

In front of the Royal Palace
In Brussels

We arrived in Brussels around noon and took photographs in front of the royal palace. Unfortunately we were late for the midday mass at the cathedral but were in time for the final blessing. We walked a bit about the ancient Gothic cathedral and admired the amazing carved wooden pulpit and enormous stained glass windows. There was some modern art in the cathedral and we are a bit uncertain as to the purpose or function of it. We continued our tour with the main square and the guildhalls and of course the Maneken Pis (that is the small boy urinating), some [View Full Entry]

By Wozz
October 17th 2008

on the move again

Europe » Belgium » Walloon Brabant

Balls !
i am not sure but i think Masstricht has a thing or two to learn about rugby

Last time I added to my blog I was staying in Lommel. I finally got every thing together and left to start my way south on the 1st of September it was a very windy day which made it hard to keep control at times but hay I managed and soon I was crashing through waves on a big river again as I passed through Maastricht. The next day was wet and cold but I pushed on through some nice places sorry no pics cos of the rain went through Liege a pretty town with very horrid industrial suburbs there were [View Full Entry]

By AlexandAlice
October 17th 2008

Cycling in Belgium

Europe » Belgium » West Flanders » Brugge

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We hired bikes today with the aim of riding to the seaside! We bought a map from the tourist info office and the man said the cycle path started "just over there". Famous last words... we got lost in the suburbs of Brugges and got shouted at by a police officer for riding the wrong way down a one way street! After about an hour a nice man in a bright red full length cycling outfit asked us if we were lost and gave us directions! He then told us a story about the medieval gate we were standing next to.. [View Full Entry]

By Affinity
October 16th 2008

Dinant

Europe » Belgium » Namur Province » Dinant

Notre Dame
12th century

Home of the Couque De Dinant! Probably one of the most popular souvenir's of the area. An unusually large cookie, tasting of molasses but made only from flour & honey. Created in the XV century by a people who suffered from famine, disease & destruction, this "cookie" was a staple food. Think of the hardest, most stale, biscuit you've even eaten & multiply it by 20 :D ! DO NOT chew the cookie, it has the potential to break your teeth. One should let it "melt" in their mouth. It is petrified squared :D Delicious, really LOVE this cookie! It is [View Full Entry]

By AlexandAlice
October 16th 2008

Walking around Brugge

Europe » Belgium » West Flanders » Brugge

We spent our first day in Brugges just walking around the city. Lots of cobblestone streets, canals and little bridges and old buildings, a very beautiful town! We saw Michaelangelo's 'Maddonna and the child' statue in a church and ate frites and some belgium chocolates. Everybody seems to ride a bike and smoke and the locals are all very friendly (unlike Paris...)! [View Full Entry]

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