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Brussels - Belgian

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February 24th 2010
Wednesday 24.2.2010 day 134 Brussels - Belgian We drove in to Brussels and it was very busy everyone seemed to have a motorcade to get them around. We saw the grand Place the only building to have survived the booming by the French in 1847 ironic considering it was the target. Belgium is so well known for its battle history maybe that is why they are the centre of the EU they now want to be kno ... read more

Europe » Belgium » Brussels-Capital Region » Brussels

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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