5 Vegan / Vegetarian Friendly Restaurants Chaussée de Bruxelles 139, Waterloo, Belgium 023532370 Loading Cuisine: Lacto, Fast food, Beer/Wine, Take-out, Mexican, Non-veg Serves meat, vegan options available. Modern Mexican eatery where you could customize your burrito or tacos choosing the veggies option (mushrooms in tomato sauce) plus rice, beans, and guacamole…
New Belgium Brewing, the state’s largest independent craft brewing company, is planning to open a sour- and barrel-aged focused brewery in Denver as part of a hotel project attached to The Source, the artisan marketplace in the city’s exploding River North neighborhood. With an anticipated opening in the first quarter of 2017, the 10-barrel pilot brewery will…
The Belgians, who gave the world Tintin and the Smurfs, love their comic books and cartoons. They do not necessarily love it when brewers make cartoon caricatures of their beers. Okay, so there are some credible American-made, Belgian-inspired beers out there—even a few great ones. Unfortunately, there are also a lot of silly ones: sweet, spiced, boozy, under-attenuated…
Belgium’s central location in the heart of Europe and its Dutch, Austrian, Spanish, and French political ancestry make it a perfect example of blended European sensibilities—probably why its most famous city, Brussels, is the capital of the European Union. With delicious food and beer and a dense history of influential art and music, Belgium offers a wide range…
1 Belfry & Halle The south side of Bruges Markt (the main square) is dominated by the Halle with the belfry - Bruges most distinctive landmark - soaring above it. The Halle was begun in 1248 and twice enlarged, first in the 14th century and then again in the 16th century, and once functioned as the city s main market place. The building encloses a picturesque…
As mainly an export country, Belgium exports its products to destinations worldwide. This means that when you visit exotic locations it is not unusual to find Belgian products there, and you probably use a Belgian product without realising it and at some point no doubt have had a product in your hands that was invented in Belgium. Belgium boasts an impressive…
The medieval town of Bruges is a tourist hotspot thanks to its picturesque cobbled streets and historic buildings - not to mention the 2008 film In Bruges starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. With so much to see and do in the popular town, here are a few of the top things to see and do: The Bruges Belfort The iconic Belfort is situated in the town s Market…
Beer Style Trappist The Beer In 1952, in order to place the modernisation of the brewery on the right commercial footing, much care was taken with the launch of Rochefort s two new beers. The refectory beer, had been the basis for the development of the ‘Middel’ (also known as ‘Merveille’) which became the Rochefort 6. The 10, however, needed something else…
Antwerp’s site on the right bank of the generally south–north-flowing Schelde is a vast flat . Since 1923, however, the city’s territory also has included an area on the left bank of the river. Annexation of villages on the right bank north of Antwerp in 1929 and 1958 extended the city’s territory to the Dutch frontier, and further annexation in 1983 of municipalities…
Perovskite PV technology demonstrated on industrially-applicable roll-to-roll processes Eindhoven (the Netherlands), Leuven (Belgium), March 9, 2017 – Solliance announces the demonstration of an industrially-applicable roll-to-roll process for the production of solar cells, achieving a record 12, 6% conversion efficiency on cell level. This breakthrough result…
The last half-franc coin Minting coins is a royal prerogative in Belgium and that’s why it is done at the Royal Belgian Mint. So, from 1832 onwards, most coins have featured the portrait of the Belgian sovereign. But in 1952, a bronze 50-centime coin was struck on which the head of a mine worker was depicted. The miner on the half-franc coin is looking to the…
Barry Callebaut is the result of a merger in 1996 of the Belgian chocolate producer Callebaut and the French company Cacao Barry. While the Barry Callebaut group is a global operation with its headquarters in Zurich, it is here, in the small Belgian village of Wieze where more chocolate is produced than anywhere else in the world – and where the gourmet brand…
Enter a phrase in English to search for a Dutch translation. Of course you can also enter a word in Dutch for an English translation as both English and Dutch are searched simultaneously in the English-Dutch dictionary. If there are too many results in the English-Dutch dictionary you can use different search filters to refine your search for English and Dutch…
Founded via decree by Pope Martin V in 1425, Université Catholique de Louvain, often abbreviated as UCL, is the oldest Catholic university in Europe. UCL is the biggest French-speaking university in Belgium, and was separated in 1968 into two institutions. Today UCL’s sister university Katholieke Universiteit Leuven operates independently in Leuven, while UCL…
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Belgium and Australia signed an Agreement on a Working Holiday Scheme on 20 November 2002 in Canberra. This Agreement came into force on 1 November 2004. It aims at allowing young Belgians to go to Australia and young Australians to come to Belgium, for a maximum period of one year. The main purpose of their journey ought to be holidaying while working is permitted…
Two Belgian universities have launched a pioneering interdisciplinary and international bachelor’s degree in the social sciences - in English. After Dubai, says program director Dieter Vandebroeck, professor of sociology at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), “Brussels is the second most cosmopolitan city in world.” But although the children of many working for…
▲▲ Bell Tower Overlooking the Markt — the modern heart of the city — with 366 steps to a worthwhile view and a carillon close-up. ▲▲ Burg Square Historic square with sights and impressive architecture. ▲▲ Groeninge Museum Top-notch collection of mainly Flemish art. ▲▲ Church of Our Lady Tombs and church art, including Michelangelo s Madonna and Child. ▲▲ Sint-Janshospitaal…
Belgium generally requires you to have a work permit before you can apply for a long-stay visa. There are three types of work permit in Belgium: A C permit is valid for all professions and all employers. It is valid for a limited time, and must be renewed each year. A B permit is valid for one employer and runs for one year, after which it can be renewed (by…
Multilingual and multicultural Belgium shares borders with France, Germany, Luxembourg, Holland and the North Sea. Belgium is essentially made up of three main areas: Flanders, the Flemish Dutch speaking region in the northern part of the country, Wallonia, the French speaking region in the south, and its capital Brussels, sandwiched in the centre. The deluded…
Tire mogul and restaurant guidebook publisher Michelin just announced its latest batch of stars, unveiling the 2016 rankings for the nations of Belgium and Luxembourg . Critic and blogger Elizabeth Auerbach (aka @ElizabethOnFood) analyzes the results of the just-released guide, noting that three new restaurants snagged a two-star rating this year: La Villa in…
If you’re looking for a real international study abroad experience, you need look no further than Belgium. A small country, with a big cultural history, Belgium is home to over 10 million people. It’s also the place that the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) call home. Officially known as the Kingdom of Belgium, it is a low-lying…
| Quick Index: | Prehistoric | Roman | Romanesque | Gothic | 15th century | 16th century |17th century | 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | American Architecture | Architecture links | Fine Arts department home page Onze lieve vrouw Hoekje, memorial to Pere Martial Lekeux, near Dijksmuide, Belgium, 1925. Dodengang (Trench of Death), Dijksmuide, Belgium…
Major cities around the world are aiming to kick ALL diesel cars out by 2025, and eventually take the car-free plunge to create more pedestrian space and reduce diesel CO2 emissions. Check out if South Africa is on the list! Here are 12 of the world’s major cities that are revolutionizing towards a car-free territory. Mayor of the Spanish land of Madrid, Manuela…
The central bank in Europe is called the European Central Bank (ECB). Currently, 17 EU member states have adopted the Euro. It is the second-most traded currency on the forex market, after the US Dollar, and also a major global reserve currency. Other common names for the Euro include Yoyo (Irish English), Leru (Spanish), and Ege (Finnish). Introduction of the…
The first interaction was strange. The host was speaking to our party of 3 and in the middle of finding out information, she began to speak tot he people waiting next in line to be seated. She had both parties follow her in to the empty restaurant. The space is spacious and strangely quiet for brunch. We ordered our drinks and the bloody mary came loaded with…
The Britrock band Skunk Anansie had the crowd hopping and gyrating when a sudden, fierce storm began pelting the main stage — and the thousands watching them — with rain and hail. The storm shredded the annual Pukkelpop outdoor rock festival Thursday evening, blowing down huge canvas tents, uprooting trees and flinging multistory metal scaffolding towers and…
