Most visits to Belgium don t cover enough miles to justify buying a rail pass, even if you re visiting the Netherlands as well. (All rail passes that cover Belgium also cover the Netherlands and Luxembourg; together they re called Benelux,and count as one country as far as rail passes are concerned.) If your itinerary extends beyond this relatively small region…
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This 4-star hotel situated in the center of downtown Brussels is the ideal place to stay when visiting Belgium’s capital. Just a short walk from the Rue Neuve shopping area, the Rogier Metro station, and the World Trade Centre, the Hilton Brussels City is at the heart of one of Europe’s most vibrant cities. Brussels-North Railway Station is only 0.4 miles (600 meters)…
The tables below list the normal June temperatures and rainfall for cities and towns in Belgium. There s also information on this month s average sunshine and humidity levels in Brussels. The places here with weather data cover Belgium from north to south. Ostend (also Oostende or Ostende) is a city on the Belgian coast, while Peer is in northeast Belgium. Brussels…
Belgium may be one of Europe’s smaller countries, but when it comes to art, history, culture and good food, it punches well above its weight. Brussels For the unofficial capital of Europe, Brussels is refreshingly understated. The glorious Grand Place in the heart of the small historic city centre being the notable exception. From there, most of Brussels’s main attractions…
American English Coonhound A balanced, powerful dog, the American English Coonhound evolved when a descendant of the English Foxhound, known as the Virginia hound, was bred to adapt to rougher terrain. Renowned for his speed and endurance, the American English Coonhound was originally used to hunt fox by day and raccoons by night. This wide-ranging hound has an excellent…
The Brussels-Capital Region is home to a host of secondary education institutions across all networks, teaching in the various languages. Several international schools also operate in the Region. The Brussels-Capital Region is home to a host of secondary education institutions across all networks, teaching in various languages. Several international schools also operate…
Our course was given by this cool guy from Peru, whose name I ve forgotten (I m really sorry, because you are f**king awesome!). The experience was about how beer is made and where are the differences between them. We tasted 5 different kinds of beer and all had an individual smell and taste. The group of the experience was from all over the world. At Grand Place…
I arrived late night at the ibis Hotel Waterloo, and the staff was very helpful. I got my room key quite quickly. When arriving at my room, which was a smoking room, it really, really smelled. The reason was not so much the smoking as the ability to open the window more than 20 cm or the lack of ventilation in the room. I found a 5 cm long, black, hard hair in my…
The Belgium anthem had its genesis when Belgium gained its independence in 1830. The popular legend goes that it was written by some young people in a cafe on Fource St. in Brussels in September 1830. While the story may or may not be true, the anthem does date back to that time. In 1860, the anti-Dutch lyrics were softened and the version that is in use today was…
Contemporary sewer system operation heavily relies on urban drainage model results. In a case study near Leuven, Belgium, this research investigates the potential of a cost-effective local area weather radar (LAWR) for providing rainfall input to sewer models. Before rainfall estimation was possible, the radar was calibrated using tipping bucket rain gauge measurements…
The ancient capital of Belgium’s Flemish Brabant province and Flanders’ oldest university town, Leuven is situated around 25 kilometres to the east of Brussels. It is a prominent beer brewing centre and home to one of the last remaining béguinage historical quarters in the Low Countries. Leuven features the oldest Catholic university in the world and Belgium’s largest…
2, 448 guests loved their stay 9.6 “A real castle in the middle of Bruges, with a lot of charm. We have stayed in a wonderful decorated and spacious room with a nice bathroom. We came with our baby and we had plenty of space for him to play. Beautiful breakfast room with a lot of choices, including champaigne, chocolate, various type of juice, cheese, ham, eggs and…
Dutch in Belgium is virtually identical to Dutch in the Netherlands, with the exception of a few local terms and expressions, although certain areas in Dutch-speaking Belgium have local dialects that can sometimes be incomprehensible to speakers of standard Dutch. Official languages The French spoken in Belgium is standard but with its own distinctive accent (at least…
