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- Brussels
- Capital
- Euro (EUR)
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- 10,258,762
- Population
- BE
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Brussels
Travel Blogs from Brussels, Belgium
Belgium Waffels
... no choice but to stop and try a Belgium Waffle. They were wonderful by the way!I did not spend too much time in Brussels but it seemed like a nice place to visit. The people were speaking French mostly but the environment seemed to be more like ...
Breakfast in london lunch in paris and ...
... part, I got close enough to fulfilling this dream on my second day in Europe. Salami bagette in Paris, quiche and eclair in Brussels, grilled sausage, potatoes and sauerkraut in Köln! It really was not as glamourous as it sounds. Most of my day was spent ...
The Europe Tour Begins
Today we began our tour, taking the bus to Dover and then across the English Channel to France, followed by a drive to Brussels. Yesterday was a fantastic full day in London. Tuesday night I met up with my friends, Lauren and Erin, and Etin's brother ...
It's injection time!
... seems that the more information we get, the more confusing it becomes. Take for example the official tropical institutes. In Belgium we are advised by the Institute of Tropical Medicine to take malaria pills as a prophylactic. (Paludrine, Nivaquine) ...
How McDonalds saved my vacation
... but I want to get on the road. Monday I got up early and headed to Gare du Nord to take the high speed Thalys to Brussels. Took about an hour. Walked to the hotel first, which was close and dropped my bags off because checkin wasn’t for ...
a big boo-boo...
so my first big mistake of the trip has been made. when i was waiting for my train from brussels to frankfurt on my way to vienna i wasn't paying attention to the arriving train and i got on the wrong train. i got on the train to amsterdam, ...
Brussels and Bruges
... in the most inconspicuous places and they all have a different cartoon pictures or graphic designs. The music in Brussels certainly kept Luke happy, each place was filled with soul or jazz which added to the easy going nature of the ...
Brussels
... away by train from Luxembourg. As I arrived in the train station, I made the sudden decision to check out Antwerp, Belgium rather then Brussels - however while waiting for the train on the platform (about 3 minutes) I lost patience and scooted to the ...
Thinking about Belgium
... bar with my mates, giving the tactical lowdown and having a few beers. I wish I was going, though. Just imagine - a walk around Brussels in the morning, a leisurely lunch and a few museums in the afternoon, then a few beers to put me in a ...
A Preliminary Plan
... this plan too much. But this will give you an approximate idea of where we will be and when : 26 August : Brussels - Copenhagen - Tallinn. 27 August : Tallinn 28 August : Muhumaa 29 August : Tornimäe 30 August : Kuresaare 31 August : ...
Brussels, Belgium
Well...again we boarded the plane and within 1hr 10minutes we were back down but, now in Brussels "Beer Heaven," Belgium. We got our passports stamped, as usual when you cross customs, but it is a little different for us now. We will now only ...
Belgium
... and Kims birth certificate inside we finally made it to catch the Eurostar.Two and a half hours later we arrived in Brussels only to find ourselves running to catch another train to Ypres. In all fairness I didnt really know anything about Ypres until ...
In Brussels
... to the airport - go to Plz Catalunya early - there is a LONG line) and a delayed departure to Frankfurt we arrived to Brussels. Our parents were very happy to see us! Unfortunatley for us there was an official dinner that was hosted at our place so ...
Brussels Day 2
... the #71 bus towards Boitsfort. For the next 30 minutes I had my face plastered to the window as we snaked through downtown Brussels towards the suburbs. The land of the tourists slipped away, and perhaps for the first time on this trip I was surrounded ...
Brussels again
I spend a fiew days in bruxels at the Vangoh youth hostel (really cheap and prety nice). on the 31st I visit Brugge, a breathtaking town DEFINATELY worth going to, with Kiara a nice Italian I met the night before. On the first I walk around with Zoe ...
HOSPEX NETWORK Party - Brussels
May 4 Nadine left in early morning to be back at her home to do her tasks for the day. I simply went back to sleep finally. Later I joined her when it was her break, we cooked together and made a marbelous meal that we ate in the garden. Nice pasta ...
Thank you all - Part one (Frank)
... concentrated on my computer than on you ! I'll make it up to you, I promise. Anyway, let's do this again, but this time in Belgium. You're always welcome. 18. Ingrid (Miech) : Thanks for being there Ingrid, I had a great time and even if you are not ...
Belgium for Easter
... and hard boiled eggs and bread, strange for breakfast for us, but sill tasty. The day included wandering around the whole of Brussels seeing the sites and eating the food. I will tell you about one of the things we saw it was a little bronze ...
Surprise!!
... French "sand flies", we drove straight to Belgium, and ended up in the town of Bruge, also known as the "venice" of Belgium (because of its waterways). It was like nothing we had ever seen before. Cobble streets, old buildings, Foreign language (dutch), ...
Brasilians in Belgium...who knew??
... ! Please! The Brasil/Australia game was much better. I watched it from a pub called O'Brien's next to the downtown Brussels square - it was insane! Tons of Aussies and Brasilians wearing their jerseys and screaming. The place erupted when Adriano ...
Expo in Brussels
... satisfied. I now feel that I consistently break or hover around 100, regardless of the difficulty of the course. Eugine went into Brussels with my mother-in-law to go shopping and meet for lunch with Soogine's friend who is visiting. After dinner, ...
The Capital of Europe
... Middle-Easterners in general seem to have adopted various streets. Many Africans - there is a big Congolese community in Brussels, courtesy of Belgium's brutal imperialistic past - seemed to be congregated in different areas, away from the Centre; in ...
Fritesbeerchocolatenow
Brussels. Land of pommes frites, beer and chocolate. Turns out this is the weekend that the people of Brussels celebrate their culture. The center, or the Grand Place, is mobbed by tourists and locals. On offer are a variety of beers from various brewers. ...
das land der fritten
Am nächsten Tag war ich mal wieder auf der Strecke, diesmal wirklich nach Brüssel. Alles lief ganz gut, ein netter Herr brachte mich nach einem einstündigen Meeting in Dortmund nach Köln. Dort gab es die ersten Probleme, keine netten Autos in die ...