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Christmas Markets-Belgium (Dec 2005)

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December 9th 2005
Well with Christmas approaching fast, what a better way to get into the Christmas spirit than to go to a Christmas market it europe. There were so many to choose from, but the easiest one to get to was Belgium and besides the chocoloate is always a good excuse to go!!! We went on a tracks travel tour organised group to see the markets. We took a bus from london to dover and then ferried across ... 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