Revellers in Brugge square on NYE
The two closest to the camera are the Belgian Beavis and Butthead conga-liners.
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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: Brugge
Date: December 29th 2006
Ahhh Brugge. Every second shop is a chocolate shop and every other shop is overflowing with frilly Belgian lace aprons as souvenirs for the tourists crowding the streets. The whole town is set up to embrace the tourist hordes, from its (minimum) tri-lingual menus, cheesy horse and carriage rides through the cobbled streets and the Belgian chocolate/beer/lace museums. Yet it is easy to understand ... read more
Date: December 29th 2006
Ahhh Brugge. Every second shop is a chocolate shop and every other shop is overflowing with frilly Belgian lace aprons as souvenirs for the tourists crowding the streets. The whole town is set up to embrace the tourist hordes, from its (minimum) tri-lingual menus, cheesy horse and carriage rides through the cobbled streets and the Belgian chocolate/beer/lace museums. Yet it is easy to understand ... read more


