Wonderful Belgian chocolate

Brussels=food!

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December 26th 2006
After the fog that plagued London airports before Christmas, we were lucky to have clear weather to fly to Brussels on Boxing Day. No sales for us, it was off to the land of chocolate, beer, mussels and fries with mayo. Yum. Luckily enough, the Christmas markets in Belgium are open after Christmas so there were still lights, waffles, sausages, crepes and other delights for the senses on offer. ... 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