Brussels

Brussels and Beer

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April 16th 2014
My first day of Brussels consisted of another free walking tour, through the city center. This time there were several groups and I joined one of them, met a few people from North America as well as a British guy on his way home from Asia. Brussels had an incredible city center consisting of old style palaces and churches within a giant square. The city was constantly fought over by surrounding na ... read more

Europe » Belgium » Brussels-Capital Region

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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