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I LOVE EUROPE

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December 4th 2009
To celebrate my older sister's 60th birthday we decided to go to Belgium In April 2006. (Mindset was who could be sad about getting older when on such a grand adventure! Our husbands are both of Belgium descent, my husband is first generation American and brother-in-law is 3rd generation) We selected an escorted tour package that included Amsterdam-Windmills and Tulips! what fun! My husband had b ... 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