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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]
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] Blog: Brugges
Date: September 19th 2006
I caught the bus from Amsterdam to Brussels, very quick journey at only 3 hours. I had not booked any accommodation, which in hindsight was a bit stupid, especially considering there was a major EU conference in town. After being turned away from quite a few places I decided to bite the bullet and head to Brugges, which is about an hour away via train. Brugges was fantastic! A beautiful city an ... read more
Date: September 19th 2006
I caught the bus from Amsterdam to Brussels, very quick journey at only 3 hours. I had not booked any accommodation, which in hindsight was a bit stupid, especially considering there was a major EU conference in town. After being turned away from quite a few places I decided to bite the bullet and head to Brugges, which is about an hour away via train. Brugges was fantastic! A beautiful city an ... read more
