22 ReviewsI would suggest to VT to stop using the term of "Flemish Frites" which is laughable because Belgians do not distinguish Flemish fritten from Walloon or Brussels frites!!!
Even our Flemish or Walloon...
4 ReviewsTHE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS.
Different works of art from Ostend such as Ensor, Permeke, Spilliaert, Finch, De Clerck, etc.. there’s a large variety of works from Belgian masters from 1830 until...
6 ReviewsThe tradition of the final bugle call of the day signalling the end of the soldier's day dates back to the 17th century in the British Army.
After the officer on duty had inspected the final sentry...
8 ReviewsAs a bilingual Belgian I never speak (or write) French in the Flemish part of Belgium, even if my interlocutor understands French, and I never speak Flemish in Wallonia. In Brussels I have the choice...
5 ReviewsCat haters must love the Kattenfestival which has it's origins in the 12th century when they would throw live cats from the Cloth Hall belfry, hope they hadn't cashed in on all of their 9 lives yet!...
18 Reviews“In every block of marble I see a statue as plain as though it stood before me, shaped and perfect in attitude and action. I have only to hew away the rough walls that imprison the lovely apparition...
6 ReviewsLe coquelicot, "poppy" en anglais, est le symbole par excellence qui honore le sacrifice de tous ceux qui ont servi et sont morts pour leur pays pendant les deux guerres mondiales.
Cette fleur...
3 ReviewsThe great procession of the Holy Blood held each Ascension Day, when the bishop of Bruges carry the relic of the Holy Blood through the streets of the city. The procession culminates with the...
7 Reviewsthese wildly popular canal-boat tours. It seems you can get a better view of things just by wandering around on your own, not being jammed into these longboats like sardines. But the guided-tour...
13 ReviewsThere are many ways to make lace. Needlepoint Lace is made with a needle and thread. It is very closely related to embroidery but the stitches are made without cloth underneath them. They are simply...
2 ReviewsIn a country where service is included in most bills, tipping is not a problem. Most people will not expect a tip. Possible exceptions are public toilets, where the attendant may expect a tip of 25...
3 ReviewsLike lots of big cities, Bruges also has its share of street performers, representing a wide variety of artistic disciplines, ranging from singers over musicians and jugglers to mimes and such. A...
In the winter a lot of organisations (e.g. youth movements, fanfares, football clubs,...) in West-Vlaanderen organise card evenings ('kaartingen' in Dutch). The concept is that you play the game 'manillen' (easy to learn) in a team of two against another team of two. Each team puts in one coupon that you can buy from the organisers. The team that wins the game gets both the coupons. When you leave, you can exchange your coupons for the product the organisers chose. For instance, if it's a towel-kaarting, you can exchange your coupons for towels. These evenings can be really a lot of fun. Just laughing and drinking while you play a nice game. Every weekend in the winter you probably have one or more in every village.One time me and three of my friends went to a sausage-kaarting. We played for hours, ánd we won the small lottery, which had sausages as the first prize. Each of us went home...
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