The Manneken Pis

Brussels, the enchanting land of waffles...

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December 28th 2008
Wednesday morning, the 24th of December, a day before Christmas. I embarked onto the journey to Brussels. I, personally, was really looking forward to Brussels, the land of chocolates and WAFFLES… I didn’t have a good start tough. The train from Hilversum (where I was staying) to Amsterdam Central station had mechanical problems and stopped midway for a while. The result of which, as expecte ... 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