Category: Belgium
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Unique Benelux experiences
Everyone can go visit a museum or another tourist attraction, but now and than you want that little bit extra. Something uniek, an experience you don’t normally think about. Well I try to look for those kind of uniek experience not far from home… 1. Belgium 1.1. Happiness Expo (Brussels) “Happiness is not a destination…
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10 things to do during spring in Belgium
It’s that time of the year again, the sun is shining, and beautiful colorful fields, … and since we were trapped in Belgium during corona. It seemed to me that it was a good plan back then to finally visit those beautiful flower gardens. So that during every Spring that comes, I can show you…
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Tongeren, Belgium
Tongeren is probably one of the oldest cities in Belgium, where you can still clearly see the history of the different centuries. It was also in this area that they found their national hero when Belgium gained independence, Ambiorix. Together with Catuvolcus, he was king of the Celtic ‘Eburones’ at the time of Julius Caesar’s…
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Dinant region, Belgium
What happens if you are free from work for three days in winter with temperatures up to -9°? Well, we decided to explore Dinant anyway, ice cold but the result was amazing… It’s something else to visit sights in the snow. One thing not many people are as crazy as us, so we had the…
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Bouillon, Belgium
1. Le Tombeau du Geant Le Tombe du Geant, literally translates the ‘Tomb of the Giant’, it is a fabulous rocky promontory, encircled by the Semois river. Its name comes from the legend of a Gallic hero, of impressive size, who refused to be captured by the Romans and to die in the Colosseum. Instead,…
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Bruges, Belgium
Let’s go on a day trip to Bruges, despite the bad weather, it certainly didn’t stop us. Benefit less people, especially in these Corona times. We parked at t ‘Zand, a perfect location near the center and not too expensive. We paid € 14.40 to park there for about 10 hours. Bruges is mainly known…
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Reinhardstein, Belgium
We decided to go on a day trip to Reinhardstein, not really a place I heard of before but my friend said it looked worth it so we got in the car and drive to Reinhardstein. And what a place, you would almost forget that you are still in Belgium. It is located close to…
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Doel, Belgium
Doel, probably better known as the ghost village of the Antwerp region. It is clear that the village has become even more famous in the last year, given that most of the time you are stuck in your own country due to corona. I still remember last year when I was there, there were mainly…
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Ghent, Belgium
Let’s do a day trip to, Ghent. Well I need to say, I fell in love with the city straight away. We park the car at a park&ride place a bit out of the city and took the tram to the city. Once in the city we when for a bite to eat, chilled a…
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Brussels, Belgium
Let’s explore Brussels, after a amazing concert of “Banks” in Cirque Royal the night before. I need to say if you ever get the chance to see one of your favorite artists in Cirque Royal, do it! The acoustics our amazing out there. It is conceived by architect Wilhelm Kuhnen in 1878, the building has…