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A weekend in Brussels

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May 6th 2005
People often say that Brussels is the one of the most boring cities in Europe. It doesn’t have the romanticism of Paris, the culture of Amsterdam or the art of Rome. Therefore, it was a very sceptical me that got onto the Eurostar that was to take us to Brussels Midi (a shade over 2 ½ hours) - a weekend jaunt that has planned at the nth moment. Our hotel is in the heart of town - walking dist ... 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