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03-12-2009, 08:40 AM #1
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03-12-2009, 06:07 PM #2
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Thanked: 1212Yes, they are quite hospitable if you contact them beforehand.
It's best to wait a few more weeks, till they have made their first stone extraction after winter. They'll be fully stocked again.
I'm going there myself by the end of April or so (still have to make precise arrangements with Rob or Maurice). Maybe we could compare our agendas and meet each other there. Just a thought.
Best regards and good luck with the new 1K,
Bart.
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03-12-2009, 06:21 PM #3
I've never been to Belgium and I probably will never have the opportunity to go. When I think of Belgium I think of the three greatest things that came out of there. Eddy Merckx, the greatest cyclist that ever lived, the coticule, and of course the wonderful chocolate.
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Be careful how you treat people on your way up, you may meet them again on your way back down.
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03-12-2009, 08:47 PM #4
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Thanked: 1212You forgot Belgian beers. Belgian Waffles. Belgian Paintings (Van Eyck, Bruegel, Rubens, Ensor, Magritte...). Belgian Comic books (Tintin, Spirou, the Smurfs, and many more). Belgian inventions, such as the Saxophone (invented by Adolphe Sax), Bakelite (invented by Leo Baekeland, the Mercator map projection, etc... French Fries (yep, they were a Belgian invention). Brussels Sprouts.
Louis Hennepin.
And of course Hercule Poirot.
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03-12-2009, 09:15 PM #5
Wow, that is impressive ! I knew a bit of that but not all of it. Wonderful stuff , I love Hercule whether reading the books or watching David Suchet's portrayals that bring the character to life but for me the greatest of all from Belgian is Eddy Merckx. Just a matter of my personal priorities.
Be careful how you treat people on your way up, you may meet them again on your way back down.
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03-12-2009, 09:21 PM #6
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03-12-2009, 10:17 PM #7
Bart, I liked how you mentioned all those great things about Belgium, very well written. I've been in Belgium in 2007 and I really liked it.
Hmmm... belgian beer....
Each country has its own great achievements and you have in a few lines told us a tremendous amount of great information about your own country. I wish there was more people that could speak like that about their own country.
Congratulations
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03-12-2009, 09:31 PM #8
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03-12-2009, 09:37 PM #9
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Thanked: 398I love tintin aussi :P