Manekin Pis

Paris-Brussels

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June 7th 2006
We went out in the morning after a huge breakfast, and got the usual postcards and other necessities. We got a later ticket than we wanted on the super high speed train to Brussels, which left at 2:25. But it only took like an hour and twenty minutes so it was fine. We had a beautiful trip, and we all rested and slept. As usual, we met about 10 othe Americans in our train car, and we talked abo ... 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