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Restaurants around Grand' Place Brussels
44 Reviews It's no secret that rue des Bouchers is a big scam! As a local I feel sorry for all those tourists disappointed by their meals! As a foreigner-looking person also I'm used to waiters trying to get me...
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Not all that glitters is gold, don't pay too much! Antwerp
6 Reviews Beware of the jewellery stores situated under Central Station along the Pelikaanstraat. Not all shops are kosher. Prices may look interesting but if you are not an expert you might pay what you think...
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Restaurants too expensive. Brugge
7 Reviews Hi, I live in Brugge and have noticed all the negative comments on restaurant prices in the market. You´re right - you pay way too much for the market view. So here are some places that we who live...
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Atomium & Heyzel area Brussels
16 Reviews The Atomium is an awesome sight to look at, and I recommend at least the trip to see it. The structure is imposing, and is an amazing piece of architecture. However, the trip to the top sphere is not...
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Disapointing, not worth seeing Antwerp
5 Reviews Many people (esp. Dutch people...) go to Antwerp to visit the "Vogelenmarkt" ('bird market'). Don't be fooled: it is a (flea) market as any other and the time when all sorts of birds were on sale is...
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Negative comments about Tours. Brugge
9 Reviews Brugge is such a small city that everything is easy accessible by foot. Just make sure you get a map (it's available in the train station and in various hotels) and walk through the town. The only...
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Manneken Pis Brussels
28 Reviews "Is that it?" everyone says, just like they do with the Little Mermaid in Copenhagen, and it is perhaps the best comparison as it has the same tourist trap feel to it, but at least Manneken has...
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Fun made tourist traps by VT members Antwerp
5 Reviews Although I prefer wine in the first place, Duvel is my favourite beer. It's quite strong, with an incomparable taste. You should try it when visiting one of the many cafés in Antwerp! But don't let it...
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Negative comments about Lace making. Brugge
5 Reviews I wonder what kind of quality you'll get if you only pay 4 euro for some souvenir lace? Do you know how labour intensive lace making is? Are they made in Belgium? Anyway , all those lace shop's...
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Don't pay too much Antwerp
5 Reviews Not all that sparkles is diamond! If you want to buy diamonds, ask for a decent certificate: HRD, GIA or IGI. Dont accept in-house certificates... There are certain reputed diamond jewelry boutiques...
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Positive comments (no tourist trap) Brugge
9 Reviews Bruges is small and beautiful city, you can enjoy walking there. Some people feel bad about boat and the carriage ride (from negative comment), it is true. So if you avoid the boat and carriage ride,...
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Watch your money. Antwerp
2 Reviews Since the invasion of dutch VT members - visiting Antwerp and tasting the famous belgian beers,something strange happened.The dutch pay with "0" euro coins - the Antwerp citizens pay them back in old...
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All of Brugge is a tourist... Brugge
6 Reviews I Live in Brugge and believe me, All the restaurants are just as expencive for toerist as it is for the locals. On the market square we as locals don't get any good service either, most times when we...
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Urban stories and legends Antwerp
3 Reviews No, Vinnie had a 3-month stint there. Three months don't make as if Vincent Van Gogh was educated at Royal academy of Fine arts. Van Gogh was reported to have not fit to the teaching methods within...
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1. On occasion of the celebration of one of Antwerp's most famous painters, Sir Anthony van Dyck, the De Koninck brewery created a Anton beer.2. Cuvee, Belgian strong dark ale and more my likes thenh the regular De Koninck beer3. Real Antwerp Bolleke: a pale ale, not my favorite but widely liked by many people.Brouwerij De Koninck NVMechelsesteenweg 291Antwerpen, 2018Belgiumphone: +32 (0)32 18 40 48Or have at view at their Website.
Belgium beer is so good you might want to drink more then you can take!Palm will turn you calm!1. Palm : special amber coloured beer with a fruity aroma balancee between sweet and bitterWell they don't turn me calm, as it was one of my favorite beers, I started to boycot them recently because they bought the Gouden Boom and you can tell eversince that brewery is suffering (the brew shop doesn't have all the stuff anymore, some of the beers are bottled at Palm... and there is this tendence to commercialise tastes) I hope the new managament will realize this is not the right way to please beer lovers!2. Brugs Tarwe beer brewed for Alken.Some prefere Brugs blonds!The term "white" has traditionally been applied to wheat beers as they are very pale in colour and may, have an intentional natural cloudiness. Belgian White beers are very traditional brews.At one stage not popular anymore and...
1. Brugse Triple from late brewery De Gouden Boom.So sad the consortiums of Palm et compagnie have dismantled this excellent (and last!) brewery in Bruges.Really a shame!I had the priviledge to have seen it still operational during its last but one year.My uncle was so kind to give me and my American friends a private tour and introduced us to the people in the laboratory.Now the only thing left is a brewery museum.The beer is brewed elsewhere. Brugge Tripel was awarded the Gold Medal at the prestigious contest Monde Sélection Brussels during 3 consecutive years: 1996; 1997 and 1998.Lets hope that the take-overs will respect the beer as it is when brewed in the Gouden boom.Too many breweries with only eye for money and less for artisanal brewing are making tastes of beers more commercial, often more sweet.I hope Brugse Tripel with its full malt taste will escape this cruel destiny!2....
Belgium beer is so good you might want to drink more then you can take!Unless you are a "tough Hendrik'! `-)Brouwerij Straffe Hendrik / De Halve MaanWalplein 26Brugge, 8000Belgiumphone: +32 (0)50 33 26 97Or visit their website. Drink slow, enjoy the taste....and have another one!
1. Dolle Brouwers Oer bier (prehistorical beer)2. Stille Nacht (Silent Night) seasonable beer for Christmas time3. Mad Maggie!!! Beer for crazy ladies :)Dulle Teve or Mad Maggie in clean language for the sensitive of heart, but in reality she is just a "Mad B*i*t*c*h*"".In one word, a real lady you just fall in love with!It is a white tripel fashion beer, a little bit sweet but not too much, that will seduce you in a gentle way but be careful not to demand too much, she might hit you after too many :)It is one of the exellent beers that are brewed at the Dolle Brouwers in Esen, West Flanders.More details and mouth watering information at the website of the brewery .Brouwerij Dolle BrouwersRoeselarestraat 12BEsen, 8600Belgiumphone: +32 (0)51 50 27 81 Visits to the brewery are possible.If you make an appointment you can visit it in group (minimum 30 persons) during the week and...
Belgium beer is so good you might want to drink more then you can take!Unless it is Christmass!1. I tasted this beer on the 2001 edition of the 24 hours of beer in Antwerp.It was a great beer and I tried it again last Christmas time 2004 in Brussels in the pub Delirium Tremens where they have over 2004 different beers.It is a strong dark ale of 8,5 % but it goes in very well. Not too sweet as often dark beers can be.2. Bieke is one of the other beers of Boelens. I liked this one too. Just try it out one day if you can lay your hand on it!Contact information:Kerkstraat 7Belsele, 9111Belgiumphone: +32 (0)37 72 32 00Official website of Boelens BreweryI heard it is very difficult to get this beer as it is often sold out at the brewery itself. Drink slow, enjoy the taste....and never leave a glass empty nor full!That is what my late uncle said when he died with a smile on his face and his...
1. Belle Vue extra kriek (cherry) beer, right from the tap at the Belle Vue brewery museum in Brussels, near the Canal at 5 minutes walk from the metro station "Graaf van Vlaanderen/Compte de Flandre".This is where the old buildings of the Brewery Belle Vue are situated. The beer brewing itself is done in the modern brewery but the lambic still ripes in barrels in this museum.This beer is made of different lambics and with fresh cherries and riped in wooden barrels before it gets bottled.It is basically prepared with hop and malt and natural yeast with spontaneously fermentation.2. Lambic beers and their blends spontaneously ferment and age for two or three years in wooden casks. This Belle-Vue Framboise is fabricated with another fruit lambic and is characterised by the sweet taste of raspberries. Unlikely with the cherry beer, there are no fromboises added but the juice of framboise.It...
Belgium beer is so good you might want to drink more then you can take!This is absolutely one of my favorites! Orval trappist beer. It has a very strong stuborn taste and that is what makes it different from any others. Worth trying!I have visited the monastery, the ruins and the brewery in 2003. You can have a look at my Orval page.ORVAL Abbaye Notre-Dame d'OrvalB-6823 VILLERS-DEVANT-ORVALTel. : +32 061/31.12.61Fax : +32 061/31.29.27E-mail : brasserie@orval.beWebsite : www.orval.beNo need to go into detail, the website of this monasterian brewery is so divert and detailed that you will find all useful information there. Drink slowly, enjoy the taste....and never leave a glass empty nor full!That is what my late uncle said when he died with a smile on his face and his glass in his hands!(woww this guy has died a dozen times by now!) I will have to look for another story...
Belgium beer is so good you might want to drink more then you can take!This happens when you look too deep in that Delirium glass yes sorry for you but it IS empty!), the pink elephant comes alive and you will feel like the bar is moving so you hang on to it to keep it steady...Never it occured to you it was you waggling a bit ???and besides, it is not nice to mistake the bartender for a pink elephant?1. I drank this Delirium Tremens already some years ago.It is tasteful but not really my most favorite beer. However the Noel edition was a nice suprise.2. A Delirium tremens before ChristmassThis is one of the beers I tried out 2nd January 2005 :)it is a seasonable beer as it is the Christmass edition of the Delirium Tremens "The Delirium tremens Noel"It was very tasty, not too sweet.Well a good beer you ought to find out by tasting !~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Contact information:Brouwerij...
Tutti frutti and also very sweet.I would say it is nice for the taste if you are a sweet kriek lover but because it will remain sticky in your mouth I would not suggest this as a good drink to ease your thirst on a hot day.But just as a substitute for a sweet dessert :)why not?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck N.V. Oostrozebekestraat 43Ingelmunster, 8770Belgiumphone: +32 (0)51 33 51 60 Have a look at the website. Drink slow, enjoy the taste....and never leave a glass empty nor full!
Conrad Brussels Brussels
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Relais Bourgondisch Cruyce Brugge
4 Reviews and 299 Opinions The Relais Bourgondisch Cruyce is definitely the most romantic hotels in Brugges. Stunning location,...
Hilton Antwerp Antwerp
17 Reviews and 256 Opinions OK we´d been wanting to stay here for years, but was always too pricey. We managed to get a decent...
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