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| Page Views: 910 Last Visit to Belgium: August, 2005 | IMPREXXION: BELGIUM by xuessium - last update: May 20, 2006 |
..."Truth be told, Belgium was never on my list of countries to visit. Nothing against the country but Belgium was never at the tip of people's tongue when they talk big about Europe. The main reason I visited was to catch up with an old friend I made while I was travelling in Australia. "Come and visit me one day", he said. He must have regretted saying that.
For an outsider, it is a strange country. A political quilt of Flemish-Walloon co-existence (dare I whisper, co-tolerance?) sewn by the strings of the Belgian crown. Having travelled to quite a number of towns, I foresee a Francophone tide creeping up the shores as the country slowly turns a shade tricolour. Political observations aside, this is a land of hearty robust folks who will just about pick up a fight to defend their beers and pretty much hold the same attitude when it comes to fries! Never have I seen a nation of people who loves fries so much! For the first time of my life, I sat dumbfounded looking at a big wallop of the starchy stuff; my buddy equally dumbfounded that there are folks out there who just could not finish them"...
I am going to use this page as the mother page and break my pages up into a couple of sub-pages. All other destinations, aside from Brussels and Brugge, will be featured on this mother page.
The 2 sub-pages: IMPREXXION: BRUSSELS & IMPREXXION: BRUGGE.
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| Pros: | "Blessed with cultural, historical and natural richness" | | Cons: | "Identity is diluted away by its bigger geographical neighbours" | | In A Nutshell: | "Lovely country actually, if people could just remember it" |
xuessium's Belgium Travel Tips
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Tips: 7 - Photos: 7 | | | | Restaurants | Hotels & Accommodations | | | | Nightlife | Off The Beaten Path
Tips: 1 - Photos: 1 | | | | Tourist Traps | Warnings Or Dangers | | | | Transportation | Local Customs | | | | Packing Lists | Shopping | | | | Sports Travel | General Tips
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Jasen71 Sun Nov 5, 2006 17:19 UTC
Interesting and factual pages you have here.. Belgium is known as the battle field of europe.... | pepples46 Sun Nov 5, 2006 04:21 UTC
you are such a teaser ..wallop of fries, francophonian tide creeping up the shores...tell them Belgians, Jacques Brel was french, and you get a real hiding :-)you forgotten to name the Prussians at Waterloo :-(good stuff on this page | Dabs Fri Aug 25, 2006 02:01 UTC
I have all those treats on my must eat list-YUM! Another excellent page :-) | SWFC_Fan Sun Jul 2, 2006 11:07 UTC
Mmmmm!! Waffles, chocolates, beer and fries.....I love Belgian cuisine!! I hope your favoured Belgian girls keep winning at Wimbledon! |
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