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Meanwhile in the Capital of Europe

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May 19th 2006
Its all a bit Dejavu. Or however its spelt. Here I am back at Heathrow, back on a BMI plane, and back to Brussels, although I am not being whisked off to a castle in Holland to try and decipher the conversations of a 30 strong dutch family, I am begining my month long trip around Europe with Tan and Brooke, and what better place to start than the EU capital, even if the Lonley Planet says it has a ... read more

Europe » Belgium » Brussels-Capital Region » Brussels

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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