Grand Place (Brussels; Belgium)

Europe's capital is 'choc' full of treats!

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April 7th 2012
Brussels - so what kinds of stereotypes come into play this time? Well, the list is fairly lengthy, as this is Europe's seat of political power after all - let's throw in Eurocrats, fruity beer, chocolates galore, frites on every menu, stylish architecture and a little boy weeing(!), and we get the general impression. Truth to tell, the Belgian capital city is an interesting conundrum, and in addi ... 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