Nature reserve at Louvain-la-Neuve

More Belgium

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May 8th 2008
Sunday 4 May 2008 After a not-so-early start - due to some mild hangovers - we checked out of the Sheraton Four Points in Brussels and caught the train back south, this time to the French university town of Louvain-la-Neuve. There we were greeted at the railway station by the very charismatic Jacques, Michael's family friend from his old Belgium days. Jacques took us back to their ult ... read more

Europe » Belgium

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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