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Belgium

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September 5th 2008
Once I arrived in Brussels, Kevin and Claudette drove me around a bit so that I could see a few things. But before I get into that- I was surprised by how much of everything was in English. For those of you who don't know, there is a division in Belgium between the French speaking South and the Dutch speaking north. And there is definitely a divide. We went to Waterloo, which is where Napoleo ... 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