DownTOWN Genk

Brussels - Genk, Belgium

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June 8th 2006
We got up really early to be sure we would have time to complete the walking tour that Raf set up for us the night before. We were up by 8, then off by 9. We walked all over the city of Brussels. We went to the Royal Palace, the EU, NATO, the park, Old Town Square, the peeing statue, St Nicholas, and St Michaels. We found all of our normal tourist gifts, and by 1:30 we were back at the hotel. The ... 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