View of Bruges from Belfry

Brussels

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July 25th 2007
After arriving in Brussels the previous night, we headed out to Bruges for the day. We caught the train out (along with nearly eveyone else in Europe it seemed!) and after about an hour made it to our destination. Bruges is a very touristy, crowded and expensive city - but beautiful nonetheless. It is apparently one of Europe's best preserved examples of a medieval city. Again, it is a city wi ... 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