Belgium has many gorgeous cities other than the famous Brugge that are worth a visit. Antwerp is one of them It is one of my favorite cities in Belgium and actually, the first city I visited in this country (if not counting Louvain-la-Neuve where I stayed as an Erasmus student…
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Did you know that with over 700 comic strip authors, Belgium has produced more comic strips makers per square kilometer than any other country in the world? And where else you can learn better about Belgian comic strip than in Brussels, the city of Tintin and the world’s capital of…
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Last weekend, Brussels hosted the 4th edition of the biggest food truck festival of the world. Each year during three days in May, people have a unique occasion to meet different food trucks gathered at one place in Brussels and to taste some of their specialties. This year, the food…
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So the Christmas is over. But the good news is that they will be back again in 11 months! 😉 I was quite busy over the holidays period so that I was not able to post this article about the Christmas spirit in Brussels earlier. Hopefully, it may serve you…
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My Favorite Christmas Markets Worth a Day Trip from Brussels
by MichaelaEven though we have a nice Christmas market in Brussels, we love to visit other markets in the neighborhood. Here are my favorite Christmas markets worth a day trip from Brussels. Whether you are in Brussels or anywhere close by, check these out! 😉 Monschau, Germany Monschau is a…
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Do you know that Belgium hosts the largest Japanese garden in Europe? I didn’t know it until last Saturday! One of my dear Czech friends came up with the idea to visit a Japanese garden of Hasselt, in the Flemish province of Limburg, and so we formed a group of…
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Belgium is a country where you eat well – not really in terms of healthy food, but in terms of pleasure. You can realize this during your first few minutes in Belgium – waffles smell all around the town, fries can be found on every corner, Belgian beer is being…
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If you plan to visit Brussels, one thing that you should do besides tasting the local beer, famous Belgian (French) fries, waffles and chocolate pralines, is to try some typical Belgian dish. Forget about the restaurants in rue des Bouchers that seem like serving typical seafood as many of those are…
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Few kilometers’ drive from Brussels, close to the village Halle, you will find a mystic forest called Bois de Hal in French and Hallerbos in Flemish. Bois de Hal becomes a mystic place by the end of April when thousands of bloom bluebells create a blue flower carpet in the…
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This year it has been 7 years since I did my study exchange in Louvain-la-Neuve and I thought that I could write some useful information based on 6 months spent there. So if you are deciding where to do your study exchange or already considering LLN, you need to read this…