Brussels

Brussels

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January 30th 2011
After a quick euro-breakfast (by which I mean croissant and weak coffee), we set off in search of the ever-popular Manneken Pis and his ever-elusive female counterpart, Janneke Pis. Despite what might be regarded as his international fame, the little pissing-boy fountain actually couldn’t be much smaller... one would easily miss him if not paying careful attention to the obscure street corner i ... 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