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Brussels & Beer

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September 18th 2009
The flight out here was okay. We got delayed in Montreal for a couple of hours, but I was able to sleep on the plane a bit. Air Canada had individual movie screens, so that was really nice. We arrived in Frankfurt, bought our train tickets to Brussels and waited for our high speed train. The trip to Brussels took about 3 hours and I was so tired I couldn't stay awake for most of it. When we 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