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The Bar Area

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The Bar Area
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Stunning Building Though!
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What you see, might not be what you get.
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view from the terrace of the Moroccan...
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The most exciting part of the museum.
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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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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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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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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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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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It is time for a Leffe blonde

by irisbe

I am not such a big fan of Leffe Blonde because it is too sweet for my taste.It is a very commercial taste so I am sure there will be lots of other people left who will like it.~~~~~~~~~~~~~Leffe is brewed under the label of the Abbaye de Leffe but is actually an InBev beer.This means you will have too look for the information at the InBev website. 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 glass in his hands!

Brewery BOCKOR nv

by irisbe

Belgium beer is so good you might want to drink more then you can take!For people with a little bit more desire for the sweet beers I can suggest to try out a Jacobins.It is far too sweet for my taste... but did I ever claimed I was ? :)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Brewed by Brewery BockorKwabrugstraat 5Bellegem-Kortrijk, 8510Belgiumphone: +32 (0)56 23 51 71visit the website of Bockor Drink slow, enjoy the taste....and never leave a glass empty nor full!If you liked the framboise, you sure will like this cherry beer too! I can't think of any alternative!

Vietnamese visa ripp off

by 1W1V

As there is no VN embassy in Jordan, I decided to pick-up the visa in Brussels.The consular section of the VN embassy in Brussels in only open on Mon, Wed and Fri from 14.00 till 16.00 !!!!The price for a visa is one month one entry 62 Euros (approx 80 USD). If you want a three months multiple entry, the price is 124 Euros. The time needed to get your visa approuval is one week. You need it sooner, you have to add an extra 25 euros.So imagine if you need a same day multiple entry tourist visa, it will cost you 149 Euros, cash only.I believe it is a ripp-off for a country who wants to catch up a part tourist traveling in SE Asia. Just buy your visa somewhere else, in Bangkok for example !

Beware of the Beer!drinkers `-)

by irisbe

Belgium beer is bso good you might want to drink more then you can take because there are so many different ones!How to chose? What a difficult task.But we help you with this. There are some organisations who will help you to get to know our beers and they will organise several occasions where you can try them out.This picture was taken on one of the beer tasting festivals in Antwerp.You have one in June and one in November.When do you plan to come? 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!One of the organisations is Zythos (previous the Objectieve Bierproevers). go find some friends to share it with!

Liefmans Kriek

by irisbe

Another fruity beer!Liefmans Brewery in Oudenaarde (West Flanders)Am going to visit the brewery 17th April 2005 with our personel on a trip I organised... ain't it great when you organise something you can choose where to go? :)) Join me on the trip!

Airport names

by kbl

When travelling to Belgium, you'll find several airports with names that may give you a very wrong idea about their locations:Brussels INT & Brussels SOUTHOK: there is only ONE airport in the Brussels region. This is the Brussels International Airport (Located in the town called Zaventem). From this airport you will have about 10 to 15 kilometers by taxi or 15 minutes by train to get to the centre of Brussel. The Brussels South airport is not at all in Brussels. It is located in Charleroi. This city is located at 70 kilometers from Brussels. Outside busy hours, a car will do about an hour to travel from Brussels International Airport to Charleroi. So don't belive you can switch planes easy between both of them.Giving the airport of Charleroi its new name "Brussels South" was an idea of Ryanair. They can sell way more tickets to Brussels then to Charleroi... Take time to get from...

Do not have confidence in the...

by Bibike

Do not have confidence in the weather predictions : in Belgium the weather can change in a second, the temperature rises and falls, the sun continuously plays seek and hide, and rain just might fall on your head while your neighbour stays dry !

Food, food, food

by Norali

This is, for me, the tourist trap n°1 while visiting Belgium: food. I include there the products but also the sense of tradition, hospitality and quality. Most of times, quality products that are sold to both locals and tourists alike are the results of decades of commitment in quality. Indeed, locals really enjoy quality food and tend to make some extra whenever possible: a delicious ballotin, some special beer, the cookies, the vast arrays of cheese and cooked meat..etc... This quality thing is backed by the locals' requirements in what they are ready to pay. Belgians are not greedy, know about quality and enjoy making the little effort to afford the products for special events. That's Belgium, food is taken seriously.Plus, products as chocolate sell well in windowdisplay. To the latter are applied the themes of seasons, no wonder tourists visiting the country in summer would know a...

WC closed for no reason!

by dr.firas

First of all, you have to know, there are no WC unpaid, you have to pay everytime you go!but one tourist trap is possible, you can go followng the picture, and then you reach the WC and it is closed for no reason, just like here as you can see in the picture! I really dunno, maybe my only advice is: Don't drink lots of Beer,heh but that's impossible when you are in Belgium!

Shops in railstations

by dr.firas

Again there are malls inside the big railstations such as Gare du Nord of Brussles, you can find everything you need, but again the prices could be high for the same stuffs that could be cheaper in other normal shops in Brussles!

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