Genk Things to Do

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This is one of the biggest sights of Belgium to visit. It has a very beautiful collection of old buildings, beautiful nature and lots of materials to discover.

A very nice venue is people playing living history. This museum is suited for almost a days visit.

The museum is divided in sectors each sector stands for the work and life in a certain province of Belgium.

Opening hours
The Open Air Museum is open every day from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. from 1 April to 30 September.
From 1 October to 31 March different winter activities take place in the Open Air Museum.

Admission

Sundays and holidays and every day in July and August
Adults € 10,00
Groups, 60+, handicapped € 8,50
Children 6 - 12 years old € 5,00
Children under 6 free

Weekdays and Saturdays in April, May, June and September
Adults € 7,00
Groups, 60+, handicapped € 6,00
Children 6 - 12 years old € 3,50
Children under 6 free

Parking
Ticket € 3,00

Overeseas cosmetic surgery is a huge business and often we find little or no references to clinics offering those services, nor any rating of their services and client satisfaction.

In Januray 2007, I had liposuction performed on my abdomen and flanks (love handles) at the Wellness Kliniek in Genk, Belgium. Belgium is a premiere country in Europe for plastic surgery due to its central location, highly trained medical staff and relatively low cost when compared to US and British prices for particular procedures.

The following is my account of experience with the Wellness Kliniek in Genk, Belgium.

An consultation was conducted in late November 2006 with the chief plastic surgeon who conducts liposuction. Upon arrival, I found a helpful staff, very clean and efficient facility in the heart of downtown Genk. Dr. Hanssen, the consultant who would conduct the surgery assessed my condiution; weight, skin elasticity, overall health status and medical allergies. A price of 999 Euros was quoted for each region I wanted to have liposuctioned. Two regions, abdomens and flanks, were a total of 1998 Euros, which included a day-stay in a private room, complete nursing care, surgery, and all follow up treatments. A sugery date was set two months later. The receptionist at the front desk booked the appointment, took a 500 Euro downpaymet, gave advice on surgery garmets to purchase prior to the surgery and provided me with a vitamin, mineral and antioxidant perscription which was to be filled out by a pharmacist.

The surgery was a complete success thanks to a terrific cheerful optimistic staff.

In summery, I would give the Wellness Kliniek 5 stars in all areas; proffesionalism, staff, procedure results (AWESOME!!!) and cost. If someone were to ask me to change one thing, I could not think of anything. A terrific resource !

Thanks GUYS ! You are AWESOME !

After having a bite to eat and something to drink, we headed for the next area OOST EN WEST VLAANDEREN or East and West Flanders. One of the more interesting buildings was this Typical Thatched Roof House, complete with vegetable garden.
These homes had very low ceilings and very tiny rooms. The bedrooms, usually complete with original beds of the time, almost always had the baby's crib right next to the parents

The accompanying picture is the House of a Well-to-do Family. Built solidly of red brick, it had nice shutters and good-sized rooms with some very nice furniture and appliances. My next tip will show some of these finer things.
Interiors of the buildings, the furniture, household goods, etc. are all authentic.

Saturday, July 30, 2005
After parking the car and paying the entrance fee of 10 Euros per person, we, Hans, Lori, Johan and Wies, headed for the first area HASPENGOUW EN HET MAASLAND.One of the first things we saw was this STABLE, with its beautiful red-tiled roof. To the left of the building, would be where the family lived and to the right are the stables where their animals would be kept. Often one building would serve as both home for the family and their livestock. A little stinky, but practical.
Complete farms have been equipped with stables, stalls, barns, farming equipment, etc.
BOKRIJK is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

In this photo, you see the White Wedding Coach waiting outside Kerk Erpekom. We were all anxious to see the newlywed couple to emerge from the Church. When they finally came out, there was a round of applause from the onlookers. The Church Bell rang -- the newlyweds looked so happy -- Cool or what!!!!!

After leaving "Oost en West Vlaanderen" we made our way to the third and last area KEMPEN.
When we got to the Church KERK ERPEKOM there was an actual wedding going on inside. Outside, people were milling around waiting to see the bride and groom. As the newlyweds emerged from the Church, the Church Bells rang in honour of the happy occasion.

Although it looks like Hansie is in Jail, this was actually the CANDLE-MAKERS HOUSE. A Volunteer was inside, showing us how they made honey-comb candles. He had a thin sheet of bee's wax and cut it into two triangles. Then he inserted the long wick from top to bottom and then rolled it with his fingers until it became a cone-shaped candle which he claimed would burn for hours.