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Constantin and Patrick Do Brussels!

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May 29th 2008
We arrived in Brussels around 5 last night, as I recall. We met our hostess at a pub near her apartment. She was very gracious to put up with us for two nights! She marked a map for us and gave us a full day's sightseeing itinerary. Our first stop was the massive Palace of Justice. We didn't go in, but we were able to appreciate the larger-than-life proportions of the structure from the outsi ... read more

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Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830 and was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. It has prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Tensions bet... ... read more