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Brussels my coming hometown

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I have now been working more than 3 years in the lovely city of Brussels and I have the last 18 months had the fortune of living here full time. One of the first things I have become to understand is why expats don't want to leave again. When I arrived I had a goal of walking the streets of Brussels and driving the roads of Belgium. One of my goals here is to visit all large cities in Belgium and afterwards know a lot about Belgium.

Brussels my coming hometown

What is Belgium without a cold beer. The best thing is all the different choises. The one in the strange glass is a Kwak

Since March 2006 I have travelled back and forth to Brussels every Monday and Friday. I have come to really enjoy the city and the people in the more than a year this has been going on - and this summer I cant wait for moving down here and it looks like it going to be in August.

What is Brussels and what are the Belgians? I think that this is a more than a difficult question to answer but I have come to love this most northen part of southern Europe. From now on I am certain that southen europe starts in Brussels.

Brussels is also a very international city and when you land in the airport of Zaventem you are greeted with a sign telling you that you are now in the heart of Europe - I love this, I think I have seen the same text in at least  3 other airports.

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But Brussels is a very international city and a good way to feel this is when you talk to Belgians - they are very open and friendly and they are used to talk to "outsiders" 

You canĀ“t say Brussels, Belgium without saying excellent food and beer. Almost all food I have had the last year have been extremely good - and it does not matter what kind of food you prefer. I have tried to review some of the restaurant that I have been visiting and as you might have seen - almost all of them have gotten 4 stars.

The beers of Belgium is a full time study - I cant imagine if I had to test them all. Most of the Belgian beers a really taste and very strong - very strong ---- and very very good. I just have to warn about the beer it is very strong - especially for people coming from countries where you are not used to strong beer. I was drinking a beer with at Spanish friend of mine and he was really chocked because they usually drink light beer in small glasses - and here you get strong beer in big glasses. 

Chokk says:
So true
Posted on: Oct 31, 2009
Dr_Seuss says:
Brussels is very under rated IMHO. I liked it there :-)
Posted on: Oct 31, 2009
wanderlustbohemian says:
When I was back that way in 99' there was some sort of egg deal going on. Bad eggs, couldn't eat them or anything else with egg in them. It was huge news :)
Posted on: Sep 16, 2009
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