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Brussels

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September 23rd 2006
I took the train from Luxembourg back to Brussels. I actually stayed with a friend, Christian, in a small Flemish town just outside Brussels. Christian is an Aussie who has lived in Belgium for years. He is married to a Swedish girl and they have a son. What I found really interesting is that Christian speaks to him in English and his wife speaks to him in Swedish. And growing up in a Flemish t ... 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