Chocolate by the slab

B is for Brussels

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August 28th 2006
My trip to Brussels had been planned several months in advance and was the second destination on the 'kathy-joy week in Europe' intinerary. It wasn't long before I had a few reservations that we might not actually get to Brussels and could end up anywhere! I had organised flights, while Kathy took charge of booking the hostel and wrote back to inform me all was set, the dates we wanted were avalia ... 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