Pictures of Belgium

[Wodans-Krijger]

Mooie plaatsen in Vlaenderen

het Gravensteen, een slot gelegen te Gent
http://www.doepa.be/site/images/stories/gravensteen.jpg

Standbeeld van het Eburoonse stamhoofd Ambiorix in Tongeren
http://www.trabel.com/tongeren/tongeren-ambiorix%201.jpg

het land van Saeftinghe langs boven gezien
http://www.naturisme-athena.org/library/124/afbeeldingen/saeftinghe.jpg

Een stuk van de rivier de Leie, prachtig voor fietstochten en joggen
http://www.gentblogt.be/wp-content/Leie%20009.jpg

Den reusachtigen kathedraal van Ieper "de lakenhallen"
http://blogimages.bloggen.be/de_mooiste_gpsroutes/715919-7a0197eed73827062cf67c146697b61a.jpg

De grote markt in antwerpen
http://www.vakantiewegwijzer.com/antwerpen/GroteMarktAntwerpen2.jpg

de grote markt in Brussel, aan den architectuur duidelijk te zien dat Brussel een Vlaamse stad is
http://www.op-reis.com/albums/brussel/fotos/brussel-grotemarkt-grandplace-gilden1.jpg

Stukske natuur in de kempen
http://fietswandel.seniorennet.be/bospad.jpg

[The Lawspeaker]

A small street in the beguinage of Diest:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/BegijnhofDiestMJ01.jpg


The area around Kagevinne in the Hageland:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Hagelandkaggevinne.jpg


The river Velp at Vissenaken (Brabant) - still in the Hageland:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Vissenaken_Velp.jpg


Leuven - the gothic Town Hall:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Leuven.jpg


The Sonian Forest (Zoniënwoud) just south of Brussels:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/RuysbroeckDSCN4265.jpg


The entrance of the Warandepark in Brussels:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Pa_rc_de_Bruxelles_02.JPG


The inner dome of the massive building of the Law Courts of Brussels (Justitiepaleis):
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Palais_de_Justice_903.jpg


The place to be for the addicted consumer - the Antwerp Meir:
http://cosmolingua.xsite.be/public/uploads/images/steden/antwerpen/antwerp-meir2.jpg


Much more to the West this time-- to the Flemish Heuvelland (hill ridge) as seen from the Rodeberg hill:
http://www.cagnet.be/nieuwsbrief/juli_2009/Heuvelland_vanaf_de_Rodeberg.jpg


A bend in the river Lys (Leie) at Bachte:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/LeieinBachte_16-09-2008_15-30-21.JPG


Back in Brabant - a typical farmstead at Houthalen:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Houthalen_-_Hoeve_Claes.jpg


Maybe one of the most beautiful train stations in the Southern (or Northern for that matter) Netherlands. We are now standing in the central hall of Antwerp Central Station:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Centraalstationantwerpen-1.jpg

[The Lawspeaker]

The principal port of the Southern Netherlands - the Rotterdam of the South.
Antwerp (Antwerpen):


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As seen here from the western bank of the river Scheldt.



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Antwerp is Rubens. One of the more influential painters in Netherlandic history.
This particular painting is the The Elevation of the Cross, a triptych that hangs on display in the Cathedral of our Lady



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Inside the nave of the grand cathedral.



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Old cut-off arm of the river Scheldt in Zevergem



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The Korenlei - one of the more beautifully restored canals in the city of Ghent.



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On to Bruges. The Rozenhoedkaai.



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The local belfort.



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Evening at a historic canal from Bruges to Damme (and to the sea).



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The same canal.



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Ostend. The beautiful collonades of the Koninklijke Gaanderijen. The Thermae Palace



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A local couple. The woman is wearing the typical costume that was worn by fisherman's wife's at the turn of the 19th to 20th century.

[The Lawspeaker]

Today I am going to take you across the language frontier that divides the Southern Netherlands (a.k.a "Belgium" :rolleyes2:) in Dutch-speaking Flanders and French (or Walloon) speaking Wallonia:


The Château de Belœil (Belœil Castle) in the province of Hainault (Dutch: Henegouwen):
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Beloeil_castel_1_Luc_Viatour.jpg


The old city hall of Mons (Dutch: Bergen) - the capital of Hainault:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Mons_JPG0101.jpg


Mons: the Spanish House and the belfry:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Mons_050602_JPG0106.jpg


Looking towards the church in Enghien (Dutch: Ingen/ Edingen):
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Enghien_050918_(23).jpg

[The Lawspeaker]

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In Dinant. (Province of Namen/Namur in Wallonia).


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The rock known as "Bayard".


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In the famous caves of Han-sur-Lesse.

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In the little spa town of Spa. (yes.. the very word spa originates from this place).


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The Semois near Florenville.


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Aubel (or Åbe in Wallon) in the province of Luik/Liège).


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Back around the Semois at Florenville.


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Around Florenville.


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The barrage de la Gileppe or Gileppestuwdam in the province of Luik.

[The Lawspeaker]

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Polderland along the river Yser (IJzer) near Diksmuide.

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The Menin Gate or Menenpoort in Ypres (Ieper). Build as a memorial by the British who lost some 54.900 men defending the town from the Germans during the First World War.

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Every night buglers from the local fire brigade still play the Last Post in order to commemorate those that lost their lifes.

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Another local tradition is the socalled Cat Parade or Kattenstoet. It is a festival that is devoted to the cat. It is held every third year on the second Sunday of May. Most recently, the 42nd edition took place on May 10, 2009.
The parade commemorates an Ypres tradition from the Middle Ages in which cats were thrown from the belfry tower of the Cloth Hall to the town square below.

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Parade during the Kattenstoet.

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Along the Dyk in Dunkirk (Duinkerke) - now in France.

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Dunes and the beach in the area around De Haan.

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Panoramic view of the Koninklijke Gaanderijen and the Thermae Palace Hotel in Ostend (Oostende).



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Dunes along Ter Yde.

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Shrimpers on horseback.

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Along the boulevard of Knokke-Heist.

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Knokke-Heist: nature reserve of the Baai van Heist at high tide

[The Lawspeaker]

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Flooded polder land along the Yser river, in Beveren-aan-de-IJzer. Taken late on a winter afternoon.


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The little village of Haringe and the Sint-Martinus Church.


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Veurle's old town hall.


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Along the beach at Koksijde.


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Just along the way - close to the village of Ramskapelle.

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The Coast Tram (Dutch: De Kusttram) is a public transport service connecting the cities and towns along the entire Flemish coast running from De Panne to Knokke-Heist. This picture was taken between Ostend and Middelkerke.

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De Dijk, the boulevard of Knokke-Heist on a beautiful day.


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Villa's in Duinbergen (Knokke-Heist municipality).

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Het Zwin, a nature reserve that now marks the Inner-Dutch border. A frontier that should be consigned to the dustbin of history at the earliest possible opportunity.

[The Lawspeaker]

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We are now "crossing the border" to see a chapel in the Limburgish town of Kanne.

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Still at Kanne. The Albertkanaal Canal (named after Albert I, "King of the Belgians").


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Ooidonk Castle at Sint Maria-Leerne, Flanders.


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The Heuvelland ("Hill country") in Flanders as seen from Rodeberg hill.

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The Grote Markt (town square) in Sint-Truiden.

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Horendonk (Essen municipality)

[The Lawspeaker]

VJVd6qp7Fqg

Belgium, the movie

"Belgium, the movie" is the first film in HD about Belgium. It shows the most important and most beautiful places of my country. The stability of the images is amazing and the shots, which were taken over a period of 8 months, are filmed in the best circumstances. We take the viewer for a journey through time. This film has been filmed entirely from a helicopter with a High-Definition (HD) Cineflex camera.

[Albion]

I've long been of the view that Belgium is underrated as a tourist destination, but in reality it has a lot to offer.
The countryside reminds me a lot of England - Flanders is a bit like the east of England whilst Wallonia reminds me of some of the unspoilt areas in the Midlands.

[The Lawspeaker]

I've long been of the view that Belgium is underrated as a tourist destination, but in reality it has a lot to offer.
The countryside reminds me a lot of England - Flanders is a bit like the east of England whilst Wallonia reminds me of some of the unspoilt areas in the Midlands.

That's what makes Belgium a lot purer than the Netherlands, that's for sure. Here every single inch has been tilted over again and again and again.

[Albion]

That's what makes Belgium a lot purer than the Netherlands, that's for sure. Here every single inch has been tilted over again and again and again.

Well Flanders to me doesn't look much different from the western provinces of NL whereas Wallonia looks like less of a "controlled" landscape.
But Wallonia has man-made hedgerows everywhere and its woodlands are organised into tidy little pockets - just like much of England.

Really there's not much wilderness on the North European Plain or in England, most of the landscapes in England, NL and Belgium have been and are still controlled by man to a large extent.
I think the only wildernesses these countries have are their moors and rich coastlines.

Man's influence over the landscape in Wallonia is not as abrupt as it is in Western NL or Eastern England though, it still has some charm. In much of Eastern England there are just massive fields of wheat and it can resemble a featureless steppe sometimes.
Pastoral lands always look a bit more natural than arable I suppose.

Wallonia and the more hilly areas of NL and Flanders remind me of how the English like to see their nation - the gentle rolling hills interspersed by little villages, churches and pockets of woodland. Nothing special, no wilderness, just tranquil calm.

[Lawalye]

Ypres (Ieper in dutch), City Hall :

http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/125975ClothhallYpresBe2394125b.jpg (http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=125975ClothhallYpresBe2394125b.jpg)

Castle of Chokier :

http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/450948lechateauchokier.jpg (http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=450948lechateauchokier.jpg)

Bouillon and his castle :

http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/259886chateaudebouillon.jpg (http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=259886chateaudebouillon.jpg)

Castle of La Roche-en-Ardenne under the snow :

http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/9400738511.jpg (http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=9400738511.jpg)

Durbuy considered as the "smallest city in the world" (a title of freedom was required during the middle-age to be considered as a city) :

http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/348535vuesdedurbuy3fr2720x345.jpg (http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=348535vuesdedurbuy3fr2720x345.jpg)

Abbey of Orval, famous for his trappist beer :

http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/463069AbbayedOrvalCourdhonneur.jpg (http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=463069AbbayedOrvalCourdhonneur.jpg)

The abbey of Rochefort, also famous for his trappist beer :

http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/9979828250ChurchofAbbayeNotreDamedeSaintRemyRochef ort2007LucaGaluzzi.jpg (http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=9979828250ChurchofAbbayeNotreDamedeS aintRemyRochefort2007LucaGaluzzi.jpg)

A train on the Vennbahn, a railway line obtained with the treaty of Versailles (unuse anymore) :

http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/380327Vennquerbahnbridgebuetgenbach.jpg (http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=380327Vennquerbahnbridgebuetgenbach. jpg)

The High Fens in the Ardennes (French: Hautes Fagnes; German: Hohes Venn; Dutch: Hoge Venen) :

http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/234789thumbHautesFagnesFagneWallonne7MG06007.jpg (http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=234789thumbHautesFagnesFagneWallonne 7MG06007.jpg)

Les fonds de Quarreux, the Ambleve is full of huge quartzite blocks, which inspired many legends :

http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/73122799Fondsdequarreux1AnnickPironet.jpg (http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=73122799Fondsdequarreux1AnnickPirone t.jpg)

An old gold mine, not far away :

http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/69087393687739.jpg (http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=69087393687739.jpg)

[Lordof]

nice pics!

[PHDNM]

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Brussels, Belgium in 1899

[Gold-Shekel]

Castle of La Roche-en-Ardenne under the snow :

http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/9400738511.jpg (http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=9400738511.jpg)



Probably the worst angle for La Roche's castle.

[LouisFerdinand]

A flower carpet in Brussels
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/445012006907186628

[LouisFerdinand]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX-_nrhP9u0

[Aodhan]

How I wish I could live in Belgium

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE2diRFidO4


A2 and E25 in the Netherlands and Belgium from Maastricht to Liège.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyj5Lq0XPBc


The city of Liège long lacked a bypass for north-south traffic folllowing E25 from Maastricht towards Luxembourg. The new bypass opened in 2000, but is a substantial longer route than going through the city. This video shows the old transit route through Liège.

[PHDNM]

https://66.media.tumblr.com/626cc915cafec4e8d059c7dc3b69131b/tumblr_pgw89kjeMq1qb0bzxo1_1280.jpg

Walzin Castle

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Bruges

[PHDNM]

https://66.media.tumblr.com/22016a244f775cc51a9108d7e89cf295/tumblr_ph2idu0n291qb0bzxo1_1280.jpg

St Bavo’s Cathedral, Ghent

[PHDNM]

https://66.media.tumblr.com/52c33b079fc97d13328ef2b48adf7b58/tumblr_peht2oo76d1qb0bzxo1_1280.jpg

Poeke Castle

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Dinant

[PHDNM]

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Gravesteen, Ghent

[PHDNM]

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Ooidonk Castle

[PHDNM]

http://footage.framepool.com/shotimg/qf/519589650-tour-japonaise-chateau-de-laeken-parc-de-laeken-toit-en-verre.jpg

Laeken Castle Park and Japanese Tower, Brussels

[PHDNM]

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Antwerp train station

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La Roche-en-Ardenne

[matale95]

hello, I allow myself to add a small piece of the extreme south.(my little Arelerland)

Saint donat Church at Arlon

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[PHDNM]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Dinant_reflected.jpg/1280px-Dinant_reflected.jpg

Dinant

[The Lawspeaker]

Antwerp and Ghent ca. 1890-1900:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Antwerp_and_the_river_Scheldt%2C_photochrom.png

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Gravensteen%2C_Ghent%2C_Belgium%2C_1890s.jpg

[The Lawspeaker]

On Flanders' Coast:

http://www.duinenlac.be/photos/zichtnaardezee.jpg

[Bellbeaking]

https://img.theculturetrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/brussels_floral_carpet_b.jpg

I love central square ^

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr8yj2Jg1ag

The Autoroute de Wallonie in Belgium, from Charleroi to Liège,

[Impaler]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr8yj2Jg1ag

Are Flemish people very close to Dutch people? By genetics and culture?

[The Lawspeaker]

Are Flemish people very close to Dutch people? By genetics and culture?

Genetically ? Yes. Culturally there are some differences but those differences already start halfway down the Netherlands.. so. The Northern Dutch were/are Protestant (Twenthe and some villages are exceptions), the South and Flanders were/are Catholic.

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1BHdVRBu9w

The N5 / E420 corridor in Wallonia, Belgium, from Couvin to near Charleroi.

[The Lawspeaker]

De Vlaamse Ardennen:

https://www.landschapsbeleving.be/sites/default/files/_DSC0062.jpg

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/15/59/07/155907fe4a0179f2b5d6de0754f0d558.jpg

https://www.de-beiaard.be/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dorp-de-vlaamse-ardennen-img_8792.jpg

[The Lawspeaker]

Ieper met zijn kathedaal en zijn Lakenhallen:

https://photos.wikimapia.org/p/00/03/56/90/28_big.jpg

https://www.gloria-ieper.be/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/gloria-ieper-buurt-002.jpg

https://www.hotel-investering-ieper.be/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ieper-stad.jpg

De IJzer bij Diksmuide:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/De_ijzer_bij_diksmuide.jpg
De Menenpoort te Ieper - een van Europa's meest bekende oorlogsmonumenten:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Menenpoort_ieper.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/MeninGateCeremony.jpg

Het mooie, rustgevende landschap de IJzervlakte die veelal aan Nederland doet denken:

http://www.kordialmultimedia.be/uploads/6/3/3/6/63363467/remembrance-37_orig.jpg

[The Lawspeaker]

Dat West-Vlaanderen een vergeten paradijs is, maken deze foto's wel duidelijk:

https://thefatlady.be/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Werk-detail-hoofdafb-Case-tva.jpg

https://www.natuurpunt.be/sites/default/files/styles/750x500/public/vilda_104336_ename_yves_adams_a5_35083.jpg?itok=mk z7wm3M

https://jomi-fotografiegroep.weebly.com/uploads/3/7/6/5/37659389/6847581_orig.jpg

http://www.westvlaamsehart.be/uploads/8/2/1/0/8210596/staden_orig.jpg

https://www.natuurpunt.be/sites/default/files/images/inline/blokje_wvl_blankaart_vilda_yvesadams.jpg

http://www.westvlaamsehart.be/uploads/8/2/1/0/8210596/4962934_orig.jpg

https://fotogeniekbelgie.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/va-46-paterberg-2-blogb.jpg

Nieuwpoort en de kust:

https://www.leboat.nl/sites/default/files/styles/lbt_imgstyle_gallery_lg/public/images/gallery/nieuwpoort_1.jpg?itok=1aQ4PB1o

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Nieuwpoort_-_Belfort_en_Halle.jpg

http://e-portfolio.howest.be/jeanneke-verdonck/wp-content/uploads/sites/1376/2017/05/Uitgelichte-afbeelding-1038x576.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Nieuwpoort_IJzer_R02.jpg

[Jana]

Belgium is very beautiful country. I hope to visit it's cities and countryside one day.

[The Lawspeaker]

Belgium is very beautiful country. I hope to visit it's cities and countryside one day.
You should ! It's worth the trip !

[The Lawspeaker]

Brugge:

https://www.brugge.be/files/uploads/imagecache/nexHVDBNewsImageDetail/images/news/runner.png

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Rozenhoedkaai_Brugge.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Bruges_-_Boat_tour_through_the_medieval_area.jpg

https://www.landenweb.nl/belgie/brugge/images/1791DE10-3048-D52F-56E7C34258F46B77.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Saint-Salvator_Cathedral.jpg



http://vakantiehuisje.ewpremium.nl/wp-content/uploads/sites/131/2017/04/brugge_markt_2__normal.jpg

http://blog.hampshire-hotels.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/brugge-water-zwaan-groen-e1449224997237.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Belfry_of_Brugge.jpg

[The Lawspeaker]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Kortrijk_-_Beguinage_and_Sint-Maartenskerk.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Broeltorens%2C_Kortrijk_%28DSCF9278%29.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Town_hall_of_Kortrijk_%28DSCF9258%29.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Sint-MaartenKortrijk.jpg

Aan de Leie:

https://www.natuurpuntkortrijk.be/images/LeiekantMarke/Leievallei8.JPG

https://www.stadlandschapleieschelde.be/media/3816/xy6_8293_veemeersen_20111014-116.jpg

https://ecopedia.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/styles/colorbox-groot/sa/media/IMG_20170718_122703-EFFECTS.jpg?itok=l3MMrpyR

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Machelen_aan_de_Leie_-_kerk.jpg/800px-Machelen_aan_de_Leie_-_kerk.jpg

In Gent:

https://images4.persgroep.net/rcs/EebqVlijtSxhYnp5ioCFooDGfPo/diocontent/71686689/_fitwidth/763?appId=93a17a8fd81db0de025c8abd1cca1279&quality=0.8

https://www.goedkoophotel.nl/wp-content/uploads/goedkoop-hotel-gent.jpg

https://nbocdn.akamaized.net/Assets/Images_Upload/2018/11/26/53410bb8-f180-11e8-866a-f6e389081274_web_scale_0.0683594_0.0683594__.jpg?m axheight=460&maxwidth=638

https://www.liesronddewereld.nl/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Gravensteen-uitzicht-1024x768.jpg

[The Lawspeaker]

Het Ursulineninstituut in Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver met zijn fraaie wintertuin:

http://art.nouveau.world/sites/default/files/ArtefactPictures/Belgium/Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver/37177732974_17ce4df7a2_o_d.jpg

https://toerisme.mechelen.be/files/uploads/imagecache/Origineel/images/Deelsites/Toerisme/MICE/Doen/wintertuin-7.jpg

https://image.arrivalguides.com/1230x800/03/3ff3672d77cb1da537d2aff4d819a52d.jpg

https://images.vrt.be/canvas_2015_800x/2017/11/30/4a46c821-d5bc-11e7-8ba7-02b7b76bf47f.jpg

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[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgwmbtodODk

- TRIP INFORMATION - Railway company : SNCB Train type : AM96 Registration : N°472 and Uknown From : Lille Flandres to Tournai (Belgium) N° of train : 19941 Duration : 27min - SOCIAL MEDIA - https://www.instagram.com/simply_rail (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fsimpl y_rail&redir_token=bOIv1XigYg-jBRWqF6SQyygpIhJ8MTU2Mjg0NDQwOEAxNTYyNzU4MDA4&event=video_description&v=WgwmbtodODk)... - EQUIPEMENT - IPhone Xs


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM6MSlDxtB8

- TRIP INFORMATION - Railway company : SNCB Train type : AM80 From : Brussels to Tournai (Belgium) Duration : 1h09

[Nassbean]

Where have you been in Belgium ?

[The Lawspeaker]

Where have you been in Belgium ?
In much of the country except much of the Borinage and the Ardennes.

[Nassbean]

In much of the country except much of the Borinage and the Ardennes.

It seems that you post a lot of pics about Vlaanderen so what do you think about the french speaking part ( Brussels included) ?

[The Lawspeaker]

It seems that you post a lot of pics about Vlaanderen so what do you think about the french speaking part ( Brussels included) ?

I like Brussels. But.. the French-speaking part of Belgium is, for what I have seen (driving through it and visiting Liege, Herstal etc), actually rather depressing. It's an economic dead zone that is going nowhere. Take Charleroi for example:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG0tC1PsCUQ

Charleroi was voted 'ugliest city in the world' in 2008 by readers of a Dutch newspaper, De Volkskrant. High unemployment, crime and poverty rates, political and social scandals, abandoned factories and ghost metros all contributed to this negative image. My good friend Derk Zijlker and i visited Charleroi for the last two years and made a short documentary about this interesting Belgium city. Bienvenue à Charleroi: (ENGLISH SUBS) The Walloon city of Charleroi is disintegrating. The bleak streets have been vacated and the men in the bars stare across their glasses of beer to the past rather than the future. What opportunities are still available here? Who wants to live here? Who is to blame for the decay? Sober observations of the city get a personal touch through short contemplations by young and old inhabitants who, despite often being negative, still seem attached to this working-class town in the south of Belgium. Documentary | 18 minutes Year | 2014 Director / Camera / Co-Editor: Jelle Dijkstra Co-Director / Co-Editor: Derk Zijlker Interviews: Lysanne Kok, Mundo Resink, Roel Braeken Sounddesign: Sam Huisman Editor: Amos Mulder Post supervisor: Jochem Van Rijs Derk Zijlker made also a photobook: www.derkzijlker.com https://youtu.be/AkI3uHPrgxw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkI3uHPrgxw)

[Nassbean]

I like Brussels. But.. the French-speaking part of Belgium is, for what I have seen (driving through it and visiting Liege, Herstal etc), actually rather depressing. It's an economic dead zone that is going nowhere. Take Charleroi for example:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG0tC1PsCUQ

Hahahah Charleroi is probably one of the worst city in Belgium also her region is one of the poorest of belgium. My uncle lives there and he wants to move to Brussels because as you said it's depressing and there is also a large italian community there and they act like "mafiosos" the situation is getting worse unfortunately. Also where have you been in Brussels ?

[The Lawspeaker]

Hahahah Charleroi is probably one of the worst city in Belgium also her region is one of the poorest of belgium. My uncle lives there and he wants to move to Brussels because as you said it's depressing and there is also a large italian community there and they act like "mafiosos" the situation is getting worse unfortunately. Also where have you been in Brussels ?

Much of the city, including Elsene, Laken, Schaarbeek etc. Just not the bad boroughs but I have had much of the inner city underneath my belt by now. Even walked through the Zoniënwoud. It used to be one of my favourite cities in Europe.

[Nassbean]

Much of the city, including Elsene, Laken, Schaarbeek etc. Just not the bad boroughs but I have had much of the inner city underneath my belt by now. Even walked through the Zoniënwoud. It used to be one of my favourite cities in Europe.

Alright I see and what do you think about the NVA who wants the independence of Vlaanderen and if it happens what would it be of Brussels because 90% of people there speak french

[The Lawspeaker]

Alright I see and what do you think about the NVA who wants the independence of Vlaanderen and if it happens what would it be of Brussels because 90% of people there speak french
Personally, I prefer reunification of Flanders and Brussels with the Netherlands because the Netherlands doesn't have all that language stuff and could easily make legal arrangements for the French-speakers in Brussels or to see a Wallonia that gets its head out of its collective ass and starts emulating Flanders by becoming a modern market economy. If Brussels were to go with Wallonia as it is with its poverty and corruption, it would be a disaster for them. The problem with Wallonia is that they behave exactly the same as the American blacks do: they vote for the same party, that has been arse raping them for over a century. The second scenario, of course, has my preference: that way Belgium remains intact and actually does something more productive than hopping from failed cabinet to failed cabinet.

[Nassbean]

Personally, I prefer reunification of Flanders and Brussels with the Netherlands because the Netherlands doesn't have all that language stuff and could easily make legal arrangements for the French-speakers in Brussels or to see a Wallonia that gets its head out of its collective ass and starts emulating Flanders by becoming a modern market economy. If Brussels were to go with Wallonia as it is with its poverty and corruption, it would be a disaster for them. The problem with Wallonia is that they behave exactly the same as the American blacks do: they vote for the same party, that has been arse raping them for over a century.

Yes you can see it like that but in my case I was more for Brussels and Wallonia being part of France and about their political orientation I have to admit that I'm kind of surprise because PS is indeed a burden for them ( The north seems to be way more conservative and close-minded imo it's kind of paradoxical because they are way richer )

[The Lawspeaker]

Yes you can see it like that but in my case I was more for Brussels and Wallonia being part of France and about their political orientation I have to admit that I'm kind of surprise because PS is indeed a burden for them ( The north seems to be way more conservative and close-minded imo it's kind of paradoxical because they are way richer )
Brussels was never a French city and doesn't belong with them either and has only been French-speaking for just over a hundred years. No. I would rather see Belgium intact and with more Flemish-speakers moving to Brussels. And I don't understand why people still vote for PS. It's basically like putting a pistol in your mouth and pulling the trigger every time you go to the voting booth. Wallonia needs a more right-wing party - something to the right of the softies of MR. It needs to do what Flanders does and if they do that, they will achieve the same.

[Nassbean]

Brussels was never a French city and doesn't belong with them either and has only been French-speaking for just over a hundred years. No. I would rather see Belgium intact and with more Flemish-speakers moving to Brussels. And I don't understand why people still vote for PS. It's basically like putting a pistol in your mouth and pulling the trigger every time you go to the voting booth. Wallonia needs a more right-wing party - something to the right of the softies of MR. It needs to do what Flanders does and if they do that, they will achieve the same.

Actually in the case of Brussels it's understandable because it's full of foreigners even if this year it's ecolo who won there but in the case of Wallonia I have to admit idk why and there isn't also a strong right-wing party for french speakers the great majority of those parties are from the north and wallonia will never vote for such parties who tend to despise them ( In most cases it's implicit ) ===> just take a look at the recent electoral video of the Vlaamse Belang lol


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb-Mtd22RjQ

[The Lawspeaker]

Actually in the case of Brussels it's understandable because it's full of foreigners even if this year it's ecolo who won there but in the case of Wallonia I have to admit idk why and there isn't also a strong right-wing party for french speakers the great majority of those parties are from the north and wallonia will never vote for such parties who tend to despise them ( In most cases it's implicit ) ===> just take a look at the recent electoral video of the Vlaamse Belang lol


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb-Mtd22RjQ

And this is what pisses me off about the Walloons: they have undergone this treatment for the last 50 to 60 years if not more. In fact: it's thanks to the socialists and their ridiculous demands that the whole industrial base went kaput. Are they really so thick up there that they don't learn their lesson ?

[Nassbean]

And this is what pisses me off about the Walloons: they have undergone this treatment for the last 50 to 60 years if not more. In fact: it's thanks to the socialists and their ridiculous demands that the whole industrial base went kaput. Are they really so thick up there that they don't learn their lesson ?

Wallonia is clearly in a dead end but trust me when I take a look at what some of them are saying most of them seem to be aware of this but there aren't a lot of alternatives ...I really don't know what is country will become in the next 50 years maybe the only solution is the dissolution of the country with vlaanderen being reunified with The netherlands and the south being attached to france. You will find this maybe curious but even in terms of phenotypes i can sometimes easily recognize vlaams mensens from french speakers : flemish people tend to be more "germanic" or "scandinavian" looking.

[The Lawspeaker]

Wallonia is clearly in a dead end but trust me when I take a look at what some of them are saying most of them seem to be aware of this but there aren't a lot of alternatives ...I really don't know what is country will become in the next 50 years maybe the only solution is the dissolution of the country with vlaanderen being reunified with The netherlands and the south being attached to france. You will find this maybe curious but even in terms of phenotypes i can sometimes easily recognize vlaams mensens from french speakers : flemish people tend to be more "germanic" or "scandinavian" looking.

Then Brussels would be better off choosing for Flanders and the Netherlands and just maintain bilingualism. It wouldn't be a problem here at all.

[Nassbean]

Then Brussels would be better off choosing for Flanders and the Netherlands and just maintain bilingualism. It wouldn't be a problem here at all.

Don't take it as an offense but I really don't want brussels to be part of the Netherlands. We are so different and we feel way closer to france...

[The Lawspeaker]

The Pajottenland in Brabant between the Zenne and the Dender - just South-West of Brussels:

http://www.fotogeniekbelgie.be/images/beeldbank/landschappen/Pajottenland/images/Pajottenland-01.jpg

http://www.fotogeniekbelgie.be/images/beeldbank/landschappen/Pajottenland/images/Pajottenland-15.jpg

http://www.toerisme-pajottenland.be/uploads/attracties/777/large/hof_van_keuppens_foto_bb.jpg

https://www.andersreizen.be/eBusinessFiles/ImageFiles/fotos/BE3PJY/Gaasbeek-9_export_w950.jpg

https://www.grinta.be/content/img/Roadbook%2053%20Pajottenland.JPG

And, of course, it's Affligem monastry with its famous beer and cheese:

https://www.dekwartels.be/images/2018Evenementen/abdij_affligem.jpg

https://www.emmauskerkmiddelharnis.nl/images/secr_vent/Klooster/Affligem_refter_leeg.jpg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPfLzfLpwTA

http://www.goeiedag.be/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Affligem.jpg

https://static.hanos.com/sys-master/productimages/h7e/h32/9056219725854/407.02276.jpg_914Wx914H

It's a peaceful landscape and a forgotten corner of Belgium:

http://www.toerisme-pajottenland.be/uploads/files/images/LEN0151.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yagwFKjg2dA/VTvZUNvcxvI/AAAAAAAAEjg/wT7sLZS123Y/s1600/P1220958.JPG

[The Lawspeaker]

Don't take it as an offense but I really don't want brussels to be part of the Netherlands. We are so different and we feel way closer to france...

Well.. it is a Netherlandic city. Has always been a Netherlandic city and should always be a Netherlandic city.

[The Lawspeaker]

Spring in the Haspengouw (Limburg) and Hageland (Brabant) - just North East of Brussels:

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https://dichtbijhuistips.be/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Boomgaardenwandeling-05.jpg

With its soft rolling hills and orchards, the two areas are sometimes described as the Garden of Flanders.

https://www.tweebroeders.be/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/twee-broeders_1-IMG_4592.jpg

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW7gSMwsnJ0

R9 around Charleroi, Belgium. It's a one-way motorway loop around the city center.

[♥ Lily ♥]

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[♥ Lily ♥]

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[♥ Lily ♥]

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[♥ Lily ♥]

The Belgians, like the Swiss, are world-renowned for their fine Belgian chocolates,
along with their highly reputable and supreme Belgian cookware brand utensils.

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[♥ Lily ♥]

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[♥ Lily ♥]

Breathtaking architecture and train stations!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZuI-dR9pfU

Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide | We start in Bruges to check into a medieval hospital, savor the exquisite art of Memling, climb a bell tower to get up close and fortissimo at a carillon concert, and sample fresh frites and the world's tastiest chocolate. Then we ride the train to Brussels, where we stroll Europe's finest square, revel in Bruegels' country scenes and Magritte's surreal dreamscapes, then pay a visit to the bustling hub of European democracy. © 2004 Rick Steves' Europe

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6DrCzhneIs

- TRIP INFORMATION
- Railway company : SNCB
Train type : M6 + Serie 18
From : Mechelen to Brussels (Belgium)
Duration : 38 min
Price : 3,80€

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUL4X82Omow

As part of the series Cultural Europe we visit the lush green hillscape that is called the Ardennes, part of the French-speaking region of Wallonia in Belgium. As usual, we will highlight the local ethnolinguistic origins, architecture and culture. A special focus this time will also be on the local natural beauty.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr8yj2Jg1ag

The Autoroute de Wallonie in Belgium, from Charleroi to Liège,

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcyE_2yLrKo


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyjNxFlxyzA


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJq2RyyMbuI

In dit filmpje zien jullie de officiële opening van de E40 door wijlen Koning Boudewijn I. De E40 werd aangelegd naar voorbeeld van de Amerikaanse autostrades en men startte met de bouw in 1936 en 20 jaar heeft het geduurd vooraleer de route tussen Brussel en Oostende gereed was. Ongelofelijk hoe stil het toen was op die autostrade :-)) en te weten dat men pas één jaar na de opening de eerste praatpalen plaatste, omdat er maar een paar!!! ongevallen plaatsvonden in die tijdspanne. Wat een verschil met vandaag niet!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDTwk7bvQeI

Un des plus beaux endroits de Bruxelles. Vous trouverez plus d'information sur le site de l'abbaye et son histoire ici : http://patrimoine.brussels/liens/publ... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fpatrimoine.brussels%2Flien s%2Fpublications-en-ligne%2Fversions-pdf%2Fbvah%2Flabbaye-de-la-cambre%2Fview&event=video_description&v=mDTwk7bvQeI&redir_token=q9ZfA3fjpZDZJtqIthqU58ETyYp8MTU3MjcwMj Q5OEAxNTcyNjE2MDk4) Site web de la Direction des Monuments et Sites (Bruxelles). Et un livre : L'Abbaye cistercienne de la Cambre : étude d'histoire et d'archéologie, par la baron de Ryckman de Betz, l'abbé Thibaut de Maisières, M. Georges Dansaert. Préface du vicomte Ch. Terlinden


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7pt2Zwg79g

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Het mooie Jubelpark in Brussel met zijn triomfboog en aangrenzende musea:

https://img.freepik.com/vrije-photo/brussel-wolken-schilderachtige-belgie-herfst-vallen-hemel_121-92699.jpg?size=626&ext=jpg

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/720/22013676573_a8e26e3e88_b.jpg

Het Zoniënwoud:

https://nieuws.meteovista.be/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/herfst.jpg


https://www.spoorwegnostalgie.be/Europa/Herfst%20in%20het%20zonienwoud/5025%20Tervuren%20121116.jpg

Gezicht op Brussel vanaf de Kunstberg:

https://fotogeniekbelgie.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/brussel-kunstberg.jpg

https://fotogeniekbelgie.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/brussel-136-jpeg.jpg?w=584

Brussel - gelijk Parijs - is een stad met veel brede avenues:

https://fotogeniekbelgie.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/brussel-koekelberg-02.jpg

https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/de-horizonpanorama-van-brussel-bij-de-herfst-67063602.jpg

Het Warandepark:

https://nieuws.meteovista.be/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Park_brussel_verkleind-e1507736249539-640x300.png

http://www.belgiumview.com/foto/smvote/0004223ae.jpg

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMR4BSF2_O0

The film presents Belgium's history and contribution to the Atlantic Community. It successively shows the cities of Brussels, Antwerp, Bruges and Ghent, the Belgian historical and cultural heritage, the dense railway network, trade activities in Belgium, including commerce with the Belgian Congo, and the importance of the textile and railway industries. The story concludes on the crucial place of Belgium as an international center in the Atlantic Community. "Introducing Belgium" is part of a series originally designed as "Know your Allies", and finally titled "the Atlantic Community Series". Its objectives were to familiarize public opinion in each of the member country with the other Alliance members and to emphasize the national contributions to Western culture and political traditions, economic reconstruction and allied defense in the framework of NATO. The series was produced between 1954 and 1956 and financed by the US government in the context of the Marshall Plan with the cooperation of the Information Service of NATO, and distributed by NATO. The films in the Atlantic Community Series received large non-theatrical distribution and, in some cases, were shown in cinemas and on TV. Language versions were made and distributed with the help of the national governments. “My country and NATO” tells the story of each one of NATO’s members, using a selection of unique archival materials to take you back in time. Find out more about Belgium and NATO: http:///BelgiumandNATO (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=uc5PKnReI5npmwDKPBuc3jKdE3F8M TU3Mzg2MDU5NkAxNTczNzc0MTk2&q=http%3A%2F%2F%2FBelgiumandNATO&event=video_description&v=HMR4BSF2_O0)

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In Dinant en in de Ardennen:

https://c.pxhere.com/photos/ba/e4/dinant_belgium_city_urban_fjord_river_water_reflec tions-1390276.jpg!d

https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7009/6472125909_61a0bcb913_b.jpg

http://www.johannesklapwijk.com/img/photo/belgische-ardennen-herfst-2.jpg

https://www.villaspot.nl/vakantie/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Belgische-Ardennen.jpg

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0e/0a/3c/0e0a3ced013c2a5491ab9008adc2e4ca.jpg

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f2/d2/ef/f2d2efea63e4751a50a1f16cd826d38d.jpg

https://regards-ardenne.luxembourg-belge.be/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/01j99-1024x681.jpg

https://www.pharosreizen.nl/-/media/Images/Pharos/belgie/belgische-ardennen/algemeen/hotelarrangement-belgie-belgische-ardennen.ashx?w=1400&centerx=0&centery=0&centercrop=1&h=654&usecustomfunctions=1&la=nl-NL&hash=55E78F154A0E3C7D800BCE984C9D4A33F27E3C02

https://www.oppad.nl/sites/default/files/styles/keyvisual_xl_1920x830/public/Belgie-Wandelen-Ourthevallei-Ardennen-5-600x398_6.jpg?itok=isiMZs5d

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Stavelot:

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https://janvanorigonl.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/herfst.jpg

https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/0d/74/eb/cb/twee-watervallen-in-petit.jpg

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https://ardennen.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/vakwerkhuizen-stavelot.jpg

https://cms-assets.bookingexperts.nl/media/231/75/optimized.jpg

https://www.euro-t-guide.com/See_Photo/Belgium/SE_Liege/Abbey_de_Stavelot_2009_29.jpg

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HbUZ_phOJw


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv0-3KcSGH8

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oCIq5OhR74

My crossing from Hull to Zeebrugge with P&O Ferries on the Pride of Bruges. The sea was moderate with the weather being a mix of clear spells and cloud. The Pride of Bruges was followed into Zeebrugge the next morning by a Cruise Ship in breezy and cloudy weather.

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Aan de IJzer:

https://www.ijzerfront1418.be/Content/img/carousel-dg-05.jpg



Te Diksmuide:

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Veurne:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Veurne_Blick_vom_Kirchturm.jpg


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Het is een rustig landschap met weinig hoogtepunten en met veel kleine dorpjes zoals hier Schore in de gemeente Middelkerke:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Schore_-_Skyline.jpg

En bij Tervate:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Tervatebrug_R01.jpg

Wat verderop in West-Vlaanderen - het landschap bij de Kemmelberg:

https://www.westtoer.be/sites/westtoer_2015/files/styles/route_main_image_lightbox/public/flanders_fields/doen/kemmelberg.jpg?itok=uhDT8XgB

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Aan de Ourthe - in de Ardennen:

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https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3206/2935774930_7f2a968eeb_b.jpg

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https://live.staticflickr.com/4090/5164300889_08b3f53bd9_b.jpg

https://previews.123rf.com/images/7horses/7horses1511/7horses151100002/47913250-ourthe-river-in-belgian-ardennes-in-autumn.jpg

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Dinant met zijn Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Dinant (Collégiale Notre-Dame de Dinant), het huis van de uitvinder van de saxofoon, Alphonse Sax, de rots Bayard en het citadel. Het is, gelegen aan de Maas omgeven door hoge rotsen (uitlopers van de Ardennen), een van de meest schilderachtig gelegen steden van België.

https://ardennenwijzer.be/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Dinant-Ardennen.jpg

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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Maison_de_Monsieur_Sax_-_01_%28cropped%29.JPG

https://www.tracesofwar.com/upload/7135140904230944.JPG

https://www.dinant-evasion.be/servlet/Repository/image6013849912581040462.jpg?ID=4654

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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Dinant_Collegiale_Onze-Lieve-Vrouw_van_Dinant_glasraam_Gustave_Ladon_2-02-2013_11-00-051.JPG?uselang=fr

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Dinant_Collegiale_Onze-Lieve-Vrouw_van_Dinant_2-02-2013_11-00-052.JPG?uselang=fr

In de omgeving van het stadje bevindt zich ook de abdij van Leffe - waar de bekende bieren werden geproduceerd:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Leffe%2CAbbaye_%28batiment_principal%29.JPG

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Leffe.6.beers.jpg

Ook bekend zijn de Dinantse grotten - ook bekend onder de naam La Merveilleuse:

https://www.koopon.be/images/deals/cqz3gq7thz.jpeg


De Dinantse koek (couque de Dinant), is een lokale specialiteit en een geliefd souvenir. Deze honingkoeken worden in de mallen van de lokale koperslagers gedrukt en is zo hard dat deze pas na lang inweken in koffie (of na het leggen in een magnetron) geconsumeerd kan worden:

https://www.reizen-en-reistips.nl/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/top-5-must-dos-in-dinant-dinantse-koek.jpg

Een andere lokale specialiteit is de zgn. Flamiche - gemaakt met vette kaas uit het hoger in het Maasdal liggende Romedenne en eieren:

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Flanders / Vlaanderen
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Very beautiful architecture. :heartbea:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy4PJaRrqCY

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3YIrqxcIUs

De video's zijn gemaakt op woensdag 30 oktober 2019 langs de route van de tramlijnen 4, 7 & 70.

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De Hautes Fagnes (Duits: Hohes Venn ) in de Ardennen:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Hohes_Venn_in_der_Eifel_und_Ardennen.jpg

https://www.travellers.nl/wp-content/ftp/wandelvakanties/belgie/ardennen-hoge-venen/belgie-ardennen-hoge-venen-10.jpg

https://marceltuit.nl/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IMG_8894.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/4453/37817007712_d95c049082_b.jpg

https://www.ostbelgien.eu/media/cache/3406_resized_1600_800_90_5982c0055f2cb_hohes_venn_ 06-c-eastbelgium.com_dominik_ketz.jpg

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Weer aan de andere kant van België - in de Vlaamse Ardennen:

https://fotogeniekbelgie.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/va-43-bis.jpg

https://www.toerismevlaamseardennen.be/sites/default/files/from-editors/Vlaamse_Ardennen/Basis_pagina/Web_Mullem%20in%20de%20kroon_PM.jpg

https://www.bartheirweg.com/sites/default/files/styles/portoflio_xs/public/_DSC1722.jpg?itok=uZT1G_Ga

https://www.logic-immo.be/simages/lexicon/vlaamse-ardennen-2.JPG

http://www.trekkings.be/vlaamseardennen/voorstelling/va2.jpg



In Kwaremont - een van de mooiste dorpjes van deze al zo mooie streek:
https://www.mooistedorpjes.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/kwaremont-7.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Bakoven_-_Kluisbergen_-_Belgi%C3%AB.jpg

https://www.mooistedorpjes.nl/wp-content/gallery/kwaremont/kwaremont-8.jpg

En natuurlijk het plaatselijke bier:

https://www.flandrienride.nl/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Kwaremont-fles-en-glas.jpg

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yaSj8aPMFM

Autoroute E25 in Belgium, from Bastogne to Baraque de Fraiture

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2dmE6dBY44

Date of Travel: NOVEMBER 2017
Airline: VLM
Flight #: VO102
Aircraft: FOKKER 50
Livery: VLM standard livery
Route: LCY-ANR
Tail number: OO-VLI
Miles: 192
Airborne time: 0h51m
Notes: First time on VLM since 2009

Thanks for finding my video and pressing play! When I heard VLM had started up again having gone bust over a year ago, I knew I had to take the opportunity to fly with them again. I’ve a soft spot for them, having first been impressed with them back in 2009 when I travelled with them on the Manchester to London City route. Plus, they operate Fokker 50s and there are very few opportunities to fly on them, particularly in Europe. VLM have restarted using a Slovenian certificate, and they’re now based in Maribor, Slovenia although the airline’s history is distinctly Belgian. London to Antwerp is their only route right now (Antwerp having been a former base of theirs), and it’s a business rather than a leisure route. As this is a business route with a lot of the tickets being bought on expenses, don’t expect very cheap tickets. Mine cost me £109 single, which is expensive - but worth it to catch the unique experience of a quirky airline operating a beloved and rare aircraft. Enjoy the report.

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St. Nicholas Church, Ghent

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Mechelen

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXzl44x7Vgc

Bruges (Brugge) used to be from 12th to 15th centuries one of the major trade centers in Europe. Popular today for its beautiful medieval architectures, the canals and many historic cites: Belfry (Belfort), Markt, Basilica of the Holy Blood, The Burg, Groeningemuseum and Memlingmuseum, St. Salvator's Cathedral, Church of Our Lady, and many more. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Recorded September 2018 in 4K Ultra HD with Sony AX100. Music: Rhonda Lorence - Movements In The Moment - 9 - Winter Moon-Remix Dmitry Krasnoukhov - On the Wave's Wings - 10 - Direct Course Licensed via ilicensemusic.com


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kWpbDInbS4

Ghent was one of the richest cities in Europe in the Middle Ages. The medieval historic center is well preserved and restored. The belfry, Saint Bavo Cathedral and Saint Nicholas church paint the beautiful skyline of the city. Recorded September 2018 in 4K Ultra HD with Sony AX100. Music: Christopher Ferreira - The Piano Pieces - 9 - Crystal Winter; 3 - Waves Licensed via ilicensemusic.com

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Diest - Belgisch Limburg:

https://www.gww-bouw.be/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Diest-Demer-5988-0717.jpg

https://www.dds-diest.be/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Diest-Exclusief.jpg

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https://www.toerismediest.be/upload/Hof_van_Nassau_56e2922707a42.jpg

Landschappen bij de Nederlandse grens:

https://www.ulvend.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Op-wandel-in-Veurs-b-.jpg

https://www.visitlimburg.be/sites/default/files/public/styles/header_small/public/import/Wijngaard%20Pietershof_1.jpg?itok=LxbdhLBL

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De Sint-Marcellinus Champagnatkapel in Oudergem - in het Brussels gewest.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Lutgardiscollege_-_Auderghem-Oudergem_02.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Kapel_Champagnat.jpg

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Pont de Cordemoy, Bouillon

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Durbuy:

https://ardennen.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Durbuy_ardennen.jpg

https://ardennen.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/historisch-centrum-van-durbuy-600x338.jpg

https://www.ardennes-etape.be/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/parc-topiaire-durbuy-1200x640.jpg

https://ardennen.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Museum-voor-moderne-en-hedendaagse-kunst-in-Durbuy-600x338.jpg

https://ardennen.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Falize-rots-in-durbuy-600x338.jpg


En de Ardennen:

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https://www.27vakantiedagen.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/belgie-ardennen-ourthe.jpg

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https://www.luxembourg-belge.be/nl/ontdekken/kenmerken/images/forA-t-lA-gende-09fc8.jpg

https://cms-assets.bookingexperts.nl/media/232/22/optimized.jpg

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https://www.luxembourg-belge.be/fr/decouvrir/traits-identitaires/images/00ba9.jpg

https://www.travelvalley.nl/uploads/images/roadtrip-ardennen-travelvalley-watervallen-coo.jpeg

https://www.sanmarko.nl/images/Belgie/Tros_Marets_Bayehon_Warche/Tros_Marets_Bayehon_Warche_10.jpg

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXoBnXMQo0w

A journey from Prague to Brussels by train for just €29 in 2nd class or €44 in 1st class. I splurged on 1st! For times, fares & how to buy tickets see https://www.seat61.com/trains-and-rou... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.seat61.com%2Ftrains-and-routes%2Fprague-via-cheb.htm&event=video_description&redir_token=4D6AuFnwt1F5ELKVYUx6Lc5YM9t8MTU4MjQ5Nz M5OEAxNTgyNDEwOTk4&v=qXoBnXMQo0w)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg2ydsx1ML0

Antwerp (Dutch: Antwerpen) is the second largest city in Belgium (after Brussels). Antwerp was a financial and trade center in the 16th century and has some beautiful historical buildings. We start this evening walk at the Grote Markt - Antwerp's Market Square with the Brabo Fountain and the Town Hall. There in the centre the Flemish Renaissance architecture can be seen in many places. We walk around in the Old Town with the gothic "Cathedral of Our Lady" (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal). Later we check out the Groenplaats before we walk towards the railway station were we end this walk.Filmed in June 2019.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3A3e5j7npA

Walking in and around Antwerp central railway station. Click here ▶ to see highlights and guide. The Antwerp Central Station, also known as Middenstatie (Middle station) or Spoorwegkathedraal (Railroad Cathedral), was first used in 1905. The structure is made up from a steel platform covering and a stone station building in an eclectic style. Recently, the station was completely renovated and in 2007 a tunnel underneath the station and a part of Antwerp was opened, reverting the station’s status as a terminus where are all trains have to turn back. In 2009, the American magazine Newsweek chose the Antwerp Central Station as the fourth most beautiful train station in the world. Date recorded: November 2018 Weather: ☀️ 20 | 68F

[The Lawspeaker]

Jaren '90 ?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e92xtV6lecU

Een korte trip door de Ardennen te beginnen in Station Luik-Guillemins. Hier begint lijn 3 naar Luxemburg. Een Luxemburgse loc van de reeks 300 vertrekt voor een reis van Luik naar de hoofdstad van het Groothertogdom Luxemburg. OP de lijn tussen Luik en Rivage bestaat de spanning op de bovenleiding 3000 volt gelijkstroom, verder op de lijn naar Couvy is dit 25 000 volt wisselstroom. De omschakeling vindt plaats even buiten Rivage. Verder gaat de reis over het enkelsporige viaduct van Remouchamps en het spoorwegviaduct bij Coo. Bij Trois – Ponts ontmoeten wij één van de laatste de Ardennenexpressen. Een internationale trein tussen Amsterdam en Luxemburg stad met een Luxemburgse locomotief en standaard NS-rijtuigen.

[The Lawspeaker]

Verviers in de Waalse provincie Luik:

https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/12/af/90/fc/panorama.jpg

https://reizendichtbijhuis.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/img_6229.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Verviers_JPG02.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/GemeentehuisVerviers_15-04-2007_16-38-08.jpg

https://t1.llb.be/FyUtN6dEuu-KiQcR0gyneqwRct0=/620x310/5b1449505532f10b07eeba1c.jpg

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De rombosse - een plaatselijke specialiteit: een uitgeboorde met boter, suiker en kaneel in de oven gegaarde appel.

https://s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/plzcdn-zillaimg/81250b0e765d43cdde66ecf5f3a407ac_1400273918.jpg

Een andere locale specialiteit is de mitcho (ook wel gâteau de Verviers, miroux of bonhomme genaamd) - een gebakje dat bestaat uit deeg met veel boter en parelsuiker en amandelen. Soms ook worden ook rozijnen toegevoegd en er bestaan dan ook verschillende varianten:

https://i40.servimg.com/u/f40/11/10/89/02/gateau10.jpg

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De streek tussen Antwerpen en de Nederlandse grens wordt overheerst door het Grenspark Kalmthouse Heide dat tegenwoordig deel uitmaakt van een grensoverschrijdend park waarbij ook Nederlandse natuurgebieden zijn aangesloten. In de nabije omgeving zijn dorpjes als Essen en Wildert.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Kalmthoutse_heide_%28vanop_brandtoren%29.jpg

https://www.bravo.info/sites/www.bravo.info/files/acties/kalmthoutse_heide_0.jpg

https://www.natuurfotografie.nl/wp-content/uploads/1970/01/733A02841.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Station_Essen.jpg

https://weekvandetoegankelijkheid.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/kalmthoutse-Heide-voortaan-ook-toegankelijk-voor-mensen-in-een-rolstoel.jpg



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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Essen_Belgium_2.JPG

https://ecopedia.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/media/1/1379-master.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Wildert_Essen.JPG

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Kalmthoutse_Heide_in_February.jpg

[PHDNM]

https://66.media.tumblr.com/a1ccdf0117466c68e610ceea9a541e84/8a76a064d23d219d-c8/s1280x1920/03b614720d1628914cb168611ab3ba07f0c9ce9c.jpg

Ghent

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJZOO7beXlI

IC 3238 from Sint-Niklaas to Dendermonde with a Siemens NMBS hle 18 and 8 M6 double deck passenger cars.

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvkaJ41hefI


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nRSRl3ADVs


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqjDR-Ny7vQ

[The Lawspeaker]

Lente in de Haspengouw.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaqUAJWIEng


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTcrEk2I_IU

https://www.travelchecker.be/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/bloesems-alden-biesen-1024x710.jpg

https://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=97378&d=1586629992

https://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=97379&d=1586630008

https://static.kriskras.be/assets/38642-kwi_9548toerisme_limburg.jpg?width=1000&autorotate=true

https://images.seniorennet.be/old/Magazine/34/bloesems10.jpg

https://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=97380&d=1586630057

https://verkeersbureaus.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/haspengouw-heuveltjes.jpg

https://magazine.vab.be/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/%C2%A9-Toerisme-Limburg-lager.jpg

https://www.greatestlocation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Fruitbloesem-boomgaard-in-de-Haspengouw-in-Belgi%C3%AB-1024x626.jpg

[The Lawspeaker]

Landschappen in Waals-Brabant:

https://www.valkverrast.nl/inc/upload/verrast_regionthemes/325/mobile-retina/theme_image_header_regiontheme325_landschap-wallonie-belgium.jpg

https://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=97698&d=1587209877

https://home.deds.nl/~mivb/flemalle_bestanden/image002.jpg

https://s.iha.com/00129313526/Nijvel-Voorjaar-landschap-van-waalse.jpeg

https://www.columbusmagazine.nl/img/251210/600/600

https://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=97699&d=1587209953

En de leeuw op het slagveld van Waterloo:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Braine-l%27Alleud_051012_%285%29.JPG

[The Lawspeaker]

Meer Waals-Brabant:

https://laterreestunjardin.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Ferme-dHougoumont-3-768x576.jpg


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Roly_JPG02.jpg/1200px-Roly_JPG02.jpg

https://www.fietsactief.nl/app/uploads/2018/06/037_MG_8290.jpg

https://www.fietsactief.nl/app/uploads/2018/06/007_F4A0257.jpg

[The Lawspeaker]

In de Belgische Kempen en de Abdij van Postel:

https://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=97964&d=1587782004

https://www.visitlimburg.be/sites/default/files/public/import/Nationaal%20Park%20Hoge%20Kempen_1.jpg

https://www.50plusser.nl/pictures/dayphotos/2012/07-27059-2507120004-IMG_0406001.JPG

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fe/a3/1f/fea31fe74ac34d3cfc3f1528cd673c27.jpg

https://www.foodlog.nl/images/made/b597c1820d7051af/De_Kempen_1200_723_84_c1.jpg

https://toerisme.gemeentemol.be/adaptive-image_1-900-500_fit_246383.jpg

https://www.debezieling.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/abdij-Postel.jpg

https://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=97965&d=1587782164

https://www.corsendonkhotels.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Abdij-van-Postel.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Sint_Niklaas_Kerk_Postel.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Postel_Blond.1.JPG

[The Lawspeaker]

In Durbuy:

https://www.plusonline.nl/sites/plusonline/files/durbuy2.jpg

[PHDNM]

https://66.media.tumblr.com/b8fd43eb7782f747f1e8e2552b12672c/tumblr_op9i3f25d21qb0bzxo1_1280.jpg

Ghent

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l2vyc18K1c

[The Lawspeaker]

https://berichtenuithetverleden.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/rue-neuve.jpg

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https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a5/0e/82/a50e828506db9dbcbf66dccacf3c6af9.jpg

https://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=98751&d=1589807153

https://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=98752&d=1589807505


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89Xv_8iwk5c

En hier op de achtergrond is eveneens Brussel te zien (in 1966):


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mImj2QxH8w


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbpJREJljmI


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsgoph1Qql4
Alleen vanaf 0:48 is het in Brussel. Het eerste stuk is foutief gemonteerd en is in Oslo.

[Dandelion]

Alleen vanaf 0:48 is het in Brussel. Het eerste stuk is foutief gemonteerd en is in Oslo.

Als man van de wereld kan niemand jou misleiden. ;)

[The Lawspeaker]

Als man van de wereld kan niemand jou misleiden. ;)


Ik heb teveel gereisd. Haha.. verdorie- zelfs de opschriften zijn in het Noors en een van de straten is toch heel duidelijk de Karl Johans gate. Het enige wat daar veranderd is, is de straatverlichting en ook daar heb ik in een boek nog een foto van (van hoe het er vroeger uit zag: de uitgave stamt uit 1985).

Be careful, everybody, this is not in Belgium but in Oslo (Norway) and it's to illustrate a point:

https://presizely.abcmedia.no/980x%2Cdsu%2Csh%3A1.2%3A1.2%3A1.2%2Cq80%2Cprog/https://abcnyheter.drpublish.aptoma.no/out/images/article//2020/01/04/195638937/1/original/14150352.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Groschgaarden_1967.jpg

[The Lawspeaker]

De Koninklijke Serres bij het Koninklijk Paleis te Laken.

https://inside-properties.be/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/5987f992cd706e263f3db7cd.jpg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcLv201C5uo

https://www.visitflanders.com/nl/binaries/cfdb0aee-98ee-49b7-b843-c8bd26e807f3_tcm14-132835.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Laeken_Se1JPG.jpg

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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Laken_greenhouse_dome.jpg

https://www.cruisetotravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Knipsel15.jpg

https://www.brussel.be/sites/default/files/agendaimages/serres.jpg

https://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=98763&d=1589839451
Foto door Younes Haidar (c)

https://www.belgesenroute.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/File_001-e1522534785826.jpeg

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[Ülev]

Het Zoniënwoud is een groot bos centraal in België, ten zuidoosten van de hoofdstad Brussel. Het is zo'n 4400 hectare groot. Sinds 2017 maken vijf delen van de drie integrale bosreservaten (één gebied in reservaat Zwaenepoel in het Vlaams Gewest, twee gebieden in reservaat Grippensdelle in het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest en twee gebieden in reservaat Ticton in het Waals Gewest) in het Zoniënwoud deel uit van het Unesco-Werelderfgoed Oude en voorhistorische beukenbossen van de Karpaten en andere regio's van Europa.
Het geheel wordt beheerd door zowel Vlaanderen (56%), het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest (38%) als het Waals gewest (6%). Aansluitend zijn er nog diverse privébossen en het Kapucijnenbos dat eigendom is van de Koninklijke Schenking.
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoni%C3%ABnwoud


https://youtu.be/BTU4nLMRHOM


https://youtu.be/sMlYS-lc9DU

[Ülev]

Luik (Liège)


https://youtu.be/nS3ORjdZE54

[Dandelion]

Don't be fooled by my flag. I actually live right across the border in Essen. And this long weekend I think I'll visit Wallonia like I did previous week (area Huy and Rochefort). I noticed a similar mentality concerning the pandemic over there. Many people wearing masks, everyone keeping their distance.

You can drive 90 km/h at more places and you can park against the direction (which gets you fined in Flanders). ;)

I think this time I'll go to Walloon Brabant. Interesting place as well. The only province of Wallonia where Dutch is somewhat a mandatory course in school, one of the wealthiest provinces of Belgium despite being in the least wealthy part. Historically part of Romance-speaking Brabant and because of that even every village seems to even have both a Dutch as a French name, but French (langue d'oïl) was their language since forever.
Now, knowing that Dutch is more understood there, one should still realise that Walloon Brabanders hate it when you assume they speak your language (they didn't particularly enjoy their mandatory course). Just like vice versa. You make friends by trying your best French there the same. ;)

[PHDNM]

https://66.media.tumblr.com/349fba8822fa3803db49e7651ee58379/6deb61dace3089bc-94/s1280x1920/8e6f6e36c504aebd638bb7d1f766875e93e27ab3.jpg

Bruges

[The Lawspeaker]

Flower-shop in Brussels, designed by Paul Hankar (1893).

https://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=99550&d=1592015515

[Ouistreham]

I think this time I'll go to Walloon Brabant. Interesting place as well. The only province of Wallonia where Dutch is somewhat a mandatory course in school, one of the wealthiest provinces of Belgium despite being in the least wealthy part. Historically part of Romance-speaking Brabant and because of that even every village seems to even have both a Dutch as a French name, but French (langue d'oïl) was their language since forever.

I very much appreciate your politeness, but "their language since forever"... no.

You know better than me that since the Middle-Ages the Dutch language area lost a long string of parishes, from Dunkirk to Eben-Emael. They switched from Flemish (=Dutch) to French (=Picard and Walloon). Some of them retained their original Dutch spelling, most famous example being Waterloo.

Walloon Brabant used to be until recently an agricultural, under-industrialized district. But now it becomes a remote affluent suburb of Brussels. Buying an old farm in Walloon Brabant is the dream of every upper executive in Brussels (furthermore since there are no language complications like in Rhode-St-Genese/Sint-Genesius Rhode or Dworp). Therefore this province is becoming dirt rich, without any mentionworthy economical activity.

[Dandelion]

I very much appreciate your politeness, but "their language since forever"... no.

You know better than me that since the Middle-Ages the Dutch language area lost a long string of parishes, from Dunkirk to Eben-Emael. They switched from Flemish (=Dutch) to French (=Picard and Walloon). Some of them retained their original Dutch spelling, most famous example being Waterloo.

Walloon Brabant used to be until recently an agricultural, under-industrialized district. But now it becomes a remote affluent suburb of Brussels. Buying an old farm in Walloon Brabant is the dream of every upper executive in Brussels (furthermore since there are no language complications like in Rhode-St-Genese/Sint-Genesius Rhode or Dworp). Therefore this province is becoming dirt rich, without any mentionworthy economical activity.

I going over it all very loosely of course.

Also, the name Flemish for our language, I believe it's really a result of hitting low times in our past. Especially since the dialect spoken is not even historically Flemish, but Brabantian. A real product of Belgium or getting ruled by foreigners.

[Ercüment Çizer]

https://blog.hotelspecials.nl/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/02/shutterstock_12619919951-min.jpg

[The Lawspeaker]

Most images are of Belgium:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KS8s2ypfys

The ICE International is Germany's high speed rail from and to other countries. In this review or trip report or travelmentary, I'll show what it's like to travel on the German bullet train in first class from Brussels South train station to Cologne Central Station.

[The Lawspeaker]

Brussel:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MrjeGpMN78

A walk in Brussels, Belgium. This film was recorded before COVID-19 emergency. 【Starting Point】 https://goo.gl/maps/QGdekzjujMYgjTmbA (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=1MrjeGpMN78&redir_token=FQqb0iN9H6bMDJjON3AkJ2v0VCh8MTU5MzMwND YzMEAxNTkzMjE4MjMw&event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2FQGdekzjujMYgjTmbA% 3Fentry%3Dyt)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjgRy3C_R1c

A walk in Brussels, Belgium. 【Starting Point】 https://goo.gl/maps/rXStZ6gxZtrWNLps8 (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=wjgRy3C_R1c&event=video_description&redir_token=zAvMpVGLIC9uqlqBi_E7ZDXlOop8MTU5MzMwND c0NEAxNTkzMjE4MzQ0&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2FrXStZ6gxZtrWNLps8% 3Fentry%3Dyt)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j8XeQKqEo0

【Starting Point】 https://goo.gl/maps/USjgsoAJfWjmF6vN7 (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2FUSjgsoAJfWjmF6vN7% 3Fentry%3Dyt&redir_token=oAyIQ2u9l59YzyQkJX8byhCKe9h8MTU5MzMxMD EzMUAxNTkzMjIzNzMx&v=4j8XeQKqEo0)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDWAju8nu8U

【Starting Point】 https://goo.gl/maps/mY2EusedPQg31Y5h8 (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2FmY2EusedP Qg31Y5h8%3Fentry%3Dyt&v=ZDWAju8nu8U&redir_token=Gr3mEU3uE53ne3v6KsKr8CbOfot8MTU5MzMxMD EzNkAxNTkzMjIzNzM2&event=video_description)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWNa0j_rPN0

【Starting Point】 https://goo.gl/maps/QGdekzjujMYgjTmbA (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2FQGdekzjuj MYgjTmbA%3Fentry%3Dyt&redir_token=C4pVtYsc_EfhRlFDTxL_-nSzuS58MTU5MzMwNDY2MEAxNTkzMjE4MjYw&v=QWNa0j_rPN0&event=video_description)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBcgCnjnqEA

【Starting Point】 https://goo.gl/maps/8vkbxCwy8d1TX38u7 (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=CuGxn7jO9YB39dr5i2_WQNIRdbd8M TU5MzMwNDY4MkAxNTkzMjE4Mjgy&event=video_description&v=xBcgCnjnqEA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2F8vkbxCwy8d1TX38u7% 3Fentry%3Dyt)

[The Lawspeaker]

Gent:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5EAgtYci5w


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf3zCRSs8s8

【Starting Point】 https://goo.gl/maps/X3WW5LK6GfeuNHy97 (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=xf3zCRSs8s8&redir_token=QUiPYoMZwzriYI4b0UNNHwWmY7l8MTU5MzMxMD ExOEAxNTkzMjIzNzE4&event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2FX3WW5LK6GfeuNHy97% 3Fentry%3Dyt)

[The Lawspeaker]

Gent:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etLBneOqxX8


Brugge:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0l3HdmCZSw

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY1msvtV1HA

An impression of cycling in Antwerp. (Recorded 6 and 7 March 2020, before the Corona crisis) More information in the blog post: https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/?p... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fbicycledutch.wordpress.co m%2F%3Fp%3D17492&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGdkZmxZMG9tSzVicG5yenRPdWRyVk FsVTI2Z3xBQ3Jtc0tuU0J1ZUx5S2VtZ0Y3MUtacjdkaDNjLVJt aXdSTlJ0REFKWjROcnZYaTI4Sk9ZYjNQVUdxQkc4Ni01SVE2eE RwaldFU2w5em14am1LQy1kUUhBQzJIbzlaeG1nVzZqMGVfRk9Z VmFtQ3F5U0Nqem9UMA%3D%3D&v=QY1msvtV1HA&event=video_description)

[The Lawspeaker]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEOA_Tcq2XA

A MUST MUST WATCH FOR TRANSPORTATION LOVERS!

Witness the transformation of Ghent, Belgium, who instituted the Traffic Circulation Plan in April 2017, which completely changed the way nearly every resident gets around the city and has inspired unheard of mode shifts. It encourages less car use, more bicycling and more transit use by splitting the city into seven distinct zones: a mostly car-free city center core surrounded by six zones which have been cordoned off with concrete or controlled by cameras. The only way to reach them is to travel to the ring road on the city outskirts, thus making it not impossible to use a car but motivates those shorter trips to be done via human power or mass transit. Bike mode share in 2012 was 22%, now it is 35% and growing! This swift, creative strategy of turning Ghent in to a place for people is such a phenomenal story it's a mystery as to why it has not gotten more attention worldwide. It is a city of 262,000 residents, so not a large metropolis, but not a small city either. The metamorphosis was achieved thru a sort of tactical urbanism approach by throwing concrete barriers and planters here and there (some backed by enforcement cameras) and altering the gateways into public spaces and safer places to walk and bike. (There are now 40% fewer cars on bicycle priority streets than before the plan!) Their main inspirations were the cities of Groningen and Utrecht, both in The Netherlands.

And as Vice Mayor, Filip Watteeuw explains they did not have the funds or the time to spend 10, 20 or 30 years to catch up to where they were. So they improvised with interesting tactics and treatments and The Traffic Circulation Plan. And as I have said before what happened was stunning: almost never has their been such a rapid metamorphosis occurred in such a short time. And Ghent isn't stopping there. Ghent was a fabulous city for many reasons. I highly recommend a visit. It is quiet and lovely and nearly everywhere is attainable by multiple modes of transportation. You can even use a car if you like - but just remember it is a little more complicated.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgbIBIAFHXM

SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT!

We had to cut out so much from our Ghent Streetfilm on The Circulation Plan and how wonderful it was for the country. We probably could have released a 30 minute version!! But we had to take out over half of the section on the political obstacles and negative media sensationalism that led up to (and during) the first days. So this was important to retain more of this story in an additional release for those curious. After all, we all know the usual story that occurs when a city, state or country tries to implement an innovative transportation scheme: there are often community scare tactics, the opposing political party tries to take advantage or not support it and - usually standard - the media tries to drum up controversy and say the plans will not work and cause difficulty.

Thus it is a valuable tool to make this expanded story from Ghent as you will hear about some of these (including "death threats" to the Vice Mayor Filip Watteeuw and even Dutch planners, yes the Dutch(!) saying the plans were "political suicide". But as we know in most cases well-thought plans do work and the public ends up liking it more than the media ever assumes.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMHbbVIyMB8

The Batavia Bridge (Bataviabrug) in Ghent, Belgium connects two residential areas via a pedestrian/bike bridge with a unique feature: the bridge raises and lowers for small boats and crafts while you are crossing it! Bicyclists and pedestrians do not have to wait for the operation, they may continue to use it while the bridge every so slightly increments to allow the water crafts to pass under. As I continue to work on my amazing pair of Streetfilms from Ghent, Belgium I am posting up valuable clips that may not make the final cut since they are fun or valuable.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGLkjpaE9fs

Visiting the Liège-Guillemins Railway Station, an architectural marvel designed by the architect Santiago Calatrava

(From Wiki): Liège-Guillemins railway station is the main station of the city of Liège, the third largest city in Belgium. It is one of the most important hubs in the country and is one of the 3 Belgian stations on the high-speed rail network. The station is used by 15,000 people every day which makes it the eleventh busiest station in Belgium and the third in Wallonia. In 1838, only three years after the first continental railway, a line linking Brussels and Ans, in the northern suburbs of Liège, was opened. The first railway station of Liège-Guillemins was inaugurated in May 1842, linking the valley to the upper Ans station. In 1843, the first international railway connection was born, linking Liège to Aachen and Cologne. The station was modernised and improved in 1882 and in 1905 for the World Fair in Liège. This Beaux-Arts station was replaced in 1958 by a modern International style building that was used until June 2009, a few months before the opening of the new Calatrava-designed station. The second station was completely demolished to allow the completion of the remaining sections of the new station. At the end of the 20th century high speed trains were introduced, requiring a new station since the existing platforms were too small. The new station, by the architect Santiago Calatrava, was officially opened on 18 September 2009, with a show by Franco Dragone. It has 9 tracks and 5 platforms (three of 450 m and two of 350 m). All the tracks around the station have been modernised to allow high speed arrival and departure. The new station is made of steel, glass and white concrete. It includes a monumental arch, 160 metres long and 32 metres high. The building costs were €312 million.

Date recorded: June, 2020
Weather: 32C | 90F


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CXWnGozp_o

Wandering around the city of Liege in Belgium on a hot summer day. Visiting the Place Saint-Lambert, Opéra Royal de Wallonie and viewing part of the city centre. (From Wiki): Liège is a major Walloon city and municipality and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from borders with the Netherlands and with Germany. The city is part of the sillon industriel, the former industrial backbone of Wallonia. It still is the principal economic and cultural centre of the region. In November 2012, Liège had 198,280 inhabitants. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of 1,879 km2 (725 sq mi) and had a total population of 749,110 on 1 January 2008. This includes a total of 52 municipalities, among others, Herstal and Seraing. Liège ranks as the third most populous urban area in Belgium, after Brussels and Antwerp, and the fourth municipality after Antwerp, Ghent and Charleroi.

Date recorded: June, 2020
Weather: 32C | 90F

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Brussels:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p3PTW5dBNs

A walk in Brussels, Belgium. In this channel, you can not only enjoy world sceneries but also be relaxed by seeing real footage and hearing ambient city sounds. If you enjoy, please subscribe(DAILY CHANNEL!), like, comment, or share!! Let's walk and enjoy the sceneries around the world together! 【Starting Point】 https://goo.gl/maps/dpAKmLed4vaq19xKA (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2FdpAKmLed4 vaq19xKA%3Fentry%3Dyt&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1hKY2NBV1cwUlFzTExxaDV2YUtlMH dQUTdYUXxBQ3Jtc0ttaXQzSTJNV3FFQlZ3aFVOZmJJNDBCbmM0 VklfOVRvNV9VVE91emRKN2J5MlYxZ1diY3RaTnV3M2VaTlEwVX BYeDlXT1hJbV9KZjBHN05NSWlXRnp5UGpIbVJ4QXQzTjJOcEYy TmU3RnJKNkR2dnhNaw%3D%3D&event=video_description&v=3p3PTW5dBNs)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mzqXDH0ka4

In deze video laat ik het treinstation Antwerpen Centraal zien gevolgd door de L-trein (stoptrein) van Antwerpen naar Roosendaal. Deze trein gaat ieder uur tussen Antwerpen in België en Roosendaal in Nederland. Uiteraard gevolgd door uitzichten vanuit de trein op deze route.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZuI-dR9pfU

Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide | We start in Bruges to check into a medieval hospital, savor the exquisite art of Memling, climb a bell tower to get up close and fortissimo at a carillon concert, and sample fresh frites and the world's tastiest chocolate. Then we ride the train to Brussels, where we stroll Europe's finest square, revel in Bruegels' country scenes and Magritte's surreal dreamscapes, then pay a visit to the bustling hub of European democracy. © 2004 Rick Steves' Europe

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4JEP0DARPk

A walk in Brussels, Belgium. In this channel, you can not only enjoy world sceneries but also be relaxed by seeing real footage and hearing ambient city sounds. If you enjoy, please subscribe(DAILY CHANNEL!), like, comment, or share!! Let's walk and enjoy the sceneries around the world together! 【Starting Point】 https://goo.gl/maps/JuRcgdwMHg3LXb8dA (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=w4JEP0DARPk&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkVDTjhxY19DdjNpOGpQQkJxNmVMMz JhdFQtQXxBQ3Jtc0trTjJPeXFmZnRONlJXcXUtNlZkX2NwUFhF VEplYTBtT2ZVVENoZExNRXpraWZlMHFMa0VxdHdrRHhVOXA4aX h6VzBOVWREblVYR1REWUphOHBNcldoekdCREt2b2dlUTkzWlJm aTRPdGdxUDJfWWFibw%3D%3D&event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2FJuRcgdwMHg3LXb8dA% 3Fentry%3Dyt)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co8WFjxjwvA

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LeQU4ML2lU

Over de symboliek in het Lam Gods. Het Lam Gods wordt gezien als een van de belangrijkste Belgische schilderijen ooit, maar wat valt er eigenlijk aan te zien? Godsdiensthistoricus Danny Praet (UGent) was al als kind gefascineerd door dit veelluik en laat ons zien dat er veel meer te zien is dan dat gek geschilderde lam.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1a3GuG0wHw

A visit of the art nouveau heritage of the municipality of Schaerbeek (Brussels)

The same video in Dutch:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm7H4sWsRQo

And in French:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3Leo_gdSDM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEM_cp6hVeM

Hidden away in the rolling Eifel hills is one of the world's weirdest international borders: a long, string-shaped piece of Belgium that runs through western Germany. Why is it there, and what does it have to do with an abandoned railway? I went to investigate the story of the Vennbahn...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF_cfCAY4cQ

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Video is in English (subtitles are, of course, in Dutch):


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLC5nNJm53s

Een reisverslag van de directe intercity van Brussel in België naar Luxemburg stad in Luxemburg. In deze video neem ik als eerste station Brussel Zuid door, vervolgens de treinen op deze route en tot slot uitzichten vanuit de trein.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1NBl_aA7Ns

Filmed on July 13th, 2020. A walk in Brussels, Belgium. 【Starting Point】 https://goo.gl/maps/UrfQLVwjuXuPQHDv7 (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2FLd2Fjb2FlTzNuODk2Z EdONENLY3pLaW9Dd3xBQ3Jtc0tuallNQ1RfeEZ2WjlxZ2ZVWUc zUzB2NHBHRlZva3BTUWd6eFZJc0p4dk52M19FaUZnRmpSU2lvT kNCcXowaEpYWjk1SDFxVEtPM3ZMaHFvWmpiRThYNEhrR2psdzF FQ3Y5c3RfVlJnZUM2dE5uY05oRQ%3D%3D&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2FUrfQLVwjuXuPQHDv7% 3Fentry%3Dyt&event=video_description&v=Y1NBl_aA7Ns)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjiWWLtacwo

See the destruction and recovery of Ypres from World War I! Credit to the image owners featured


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A434Z6hvuCA

Travel back to a famous Waterloo Battlefield site! Credit to the image owners featured!

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Het Paleis op de Koudenberg in Brussel, de zetel van Karel V en de landvoogden der Nederlanden. In 1731 is dit paleis afgebrand en slechts de fundamenten en kelders zijn bewaard gebleven. In 1775 is dit gebied opnieuw ingericht en nu bevinden zich hier de Sint-Jacob-op-Koudenberg en het Koninklijk Paleis.

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In het Zoniënwoud - net ten zuiden van Brussel.

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Het Zoniënwoud met marktkramers door Lodewijk de Vladder (1605-1655):

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In het Pajottenland in Vlaams-Brabant:

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De befaamde "De twaalf maanden" door Pieter Bruegel de Oude (1530-1569). Vroeger waren er zes van deze panelen - een (april-mei) is verloren gegaan.

Juni- juli: Het binnenhalen van het hooi (1565). Voor de liefhebbers: het schilderij hangt in de Nationale Galerij in Praag:

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Augustus-september: De korenoogst (1565) . Tegenwoordig bevindt het schilderij zich in het Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Pieter_Bruegel_de_Oude_%28ca.1525%E2%80%931569%29_-_De_oogst_-_The_Met_New_York_27-02-2016.JPG

Oktober-november: De terugkeer van de kudde (1565). Kunsthistorisch Museum, Wenen:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Die_Heimkehr_der_Herde.jpg

December-januari: Jagers in de sneeuw (1565). Idem:

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Januari-februari: Sombere dag (1565) - Idem:

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Het Regionaal Landschap neemt je vier seizoenen mee langs de Paradijsplekjes met een dromerige natuurfilm over het Pajottenland.

Ontdek waar akkervogels broeden, krekels zingen en wandelaars en fietsers genieten van het Pajottenland: paradijsplekjes.be (http://www.paradijsplekjes.be)



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Brussel-Centraal

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De Hortagalerij:

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We kennen Suske en Wiske.. maar kennen we ook de Vlaamse Ongekleurde Reeks (1946-1959) waarmee het allemaal ooit begon ?


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En de bekende Blauwe Reeks (1952-1957 - 2020) ?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PSyDcBdHEg

Filmed on July 13th, 2020. A walk in Brussels, Belgium.

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In de Ardennen

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Kalmthout. Een dorpje bij de Nederlandse grens:

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De haven van Antwerpen

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Aan de kust bij Knokke-Heist

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCzlooVRINk

Cab-Ride] Liége Guillemins | Namur Ligne|Line|Lijn 125

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Grote Markt, Ieper
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Btzw-d1HhCI

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXN5qi0vHcQ

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s29wUDlF1Kc

Filmé depuis une HLE13 sur un G90 / MA100
INFRABEL L124A
06:07 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s29wUDlF1Kc&t=367s) Marchienne au Pont L130A
11:27 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s29wUDlF1Kc&t=687s) Y. La Sambre
13:54 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s29wUDlF1Kc&t=834s) Marchienne Zone
16:40 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s29wUDlF1Kc&t=1000s) Landelies
17:33 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s29wUDlF1Kc&t=1053s) Tunnel de Leernes
19:22 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s29wUDlF1Kc&t=1162s) Hourpes
22:38 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s29wUDlF1Kc&t=1358s) Thuin
24:42 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s29wUDlF1Kc&t=1482s) Lobbes
27:02 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s29wUDlF1Kc&t=1622s) Lobbes Garage
31:02 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s29wUDlF1Kc&t=1862s) Fontaine-Valmont
32:25 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s29wUDlF1Kc&t=1945s) Labuissière
33:48 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s29wUDlF1Kc&t=2028s) Solre-Sur-Sambre
35:10 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s29wUDlF1Kc&t=2110s) Erquelinnes-Village
36:22 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s29wUDlF1Kc&t=2182s) Gare frontière d'Erquelinnes
38:45 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s29wUDlF1Kc&t=2325s) FRONTIERE BELGIQUE - FRANCE SNCF RESEAU (TER Hauts de France Ligne 12)
40:09 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s29wUDlF1Kc&t=2409s) Gare frontière de Jeumont
43:18 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s29wUDlF1Kc&t=2598s) Récquignies
45:07 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s29wUDlF1Kc&t=2707s) Les Bons Pères
47:24 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s29wUDlF1Kc&t=2844s) Maubeuge
48:14 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s29wUDlF1Kc&t=2894s) Louvroil
48:48 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s29wUDlF1Kc&t=2928s) Bif. Les Usines
48:57 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s29wUDlF1Kc&t=2937s) Sous-Le-Bois
49:48 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s29wUDlF1Kc&t=2988s) Biif. d'Hautmont
50:22 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s29wUDlF1Kc&t=3022s) Hautmont
56:12 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s29wUDlF1Kc&t=3372s) Aulnoye-Aymeries

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De Kleine Zavel of de Place du Petit Sablon met de Lieve-Vrouw ter Zege op de Zavel (L'église Notre-Dame des Victoires au Sablon) is naar mijn mening een van Brussels' mooiste pleinen:

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Standbeeld van Egmont en Horne:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZrZZefkohE

Ever wondered where linen comes from? From which plant linen cloth is made? How linen is produced? In this video you will learn more about Belgian Linen and how it's made. Read the The Linen Craft series on our blog, in which we explain each step of the production process: https://blog.libecohomestores.com/the... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=-ZrZZefkohE&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1I1eUtZcGZzQVZuZTMxRkNUa3htb2 FPSVc0UXxBQ3Jtc0ttV0xsankwV0pUWkxGYzE0WFpPQ3dzRnp2 Rk9FVGFRbm9ZQkRnSEN4eVY5bl9fLVBISTREWDBVUTJmZEt4Wl JLNEZxR1ZCUzU2dnZSOFF4a1RtUnc4RWYxajBKemdpMW1WMUE2 R3hNUWVzRVFjUjZWcw%3D%3D&q=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.libecohomestores.com%2Fthe-linen-craft%2F&event=video_description) © Libeco

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_inW6SMe0E

Een uniek filmpje uit 1955 over het dagdagelijkse leven in Brugge. Van de hand van Ernest Kleinberg. Portrays the traditional way of life in Bruges, a Belgian town which preserved architecture and traditions from the medieval era. Produced in 1955.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg_yhwMWvEs

Visually stunning documentary shows the interweaving of traditional culture with modern industry as the foundation of contemporary Belgium. Filled with scenes of local atmosphere and color, including a classic sequence of a farmer and a butcher negotiating the price of a cow in Flemish dialect. Produced in 1954.

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English:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXISnFgFnp4

The Public Library of Bruges presents a brief documentary about the patronage, content and use of medieval Books of Hours. The Biekorf ("Beehive") Library, best known for its collection of Cistercian manuscripts from the abbeys of Ten Duinen en Ter Doest, holds 21 medieval Books of Hours. Visit our collections at https://www.brugge.be/bibliotheek/erf... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=pXISnFgFnp4&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brugge.be%2Fbibliotheek%2Ferfg oed&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbE9SOVRkV3ZSUEt6RmJjYjlNYTJHcm xHZENod3xBQ3Jtc0trNWlwTE1zTHRHdy1pd2xlYlFyNlA5cVpK TGEtcmNOTnZCVmgtLXRFWHVQS1o2N3RrQjF0Ml9GZjdud1NUSz h3T0ktRUo3NDg1SDZHT1dpWGRWdG1PdklVMzNPQTdYZVozQmd4 TURZakZFQ1VOdExpNA%3D%3D) A Dutch version of this documentary is also available on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbaespMWPK0




Dutch:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbaespMWPK0

Tijdens het erfgoedweekend van 2013 toonde de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge een selectie van haar mooiste getijdenboeken aan het grote publiek. De tentoonstelling werd ingeleid door dit filmpje, dat dieper ingaat op de productie, de inhoud en het gebruik van getijdenboeken. A version in English is also available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXISn... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXISnFgFnp4)

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Video in English:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL4crVNQs50

Een mooie treinreis met de directe intercity tussen Luxemburg stad, in Luxemburg naar Luik in België, dwars door de Ardennen. In deze video: achtergrond over deze route, het station van Luxemburg, de treinen op deze route en natuurlijk de uitzichten vanuit de trein.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO2BtulHAts

Filmed on July 13th, 2020. A walk in Brussels, Belgium.
【Starting Point】 https://goo.gl/maps/xeQShKed7F5a4gXM7 (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=GO2BtulHAts&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2FxeQShKed7F5a4gXM7% 3Fentry%3Dyt&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbi0xTVIwLWRaUFFoZVBQWGV2VXIyR0 VMS1Bwd3xBQ3Jtc0ttcnhvSU9OR0FDRTMzbHowTURsTU41MGpr cE1RNkVDaXRCRTgxQlRrVllHUkpQU1BxOWZ3R3JiV2xjMDVZcT BQbTlfTHpfS3ZkV0psa01zc0VRWlhxTlJUcTl4VkxZWnkwbjd4 LTdKQld3UGUxSkwwVQ%3D%3D)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3a5VXbHqlI

Hi everyone, welcome to this trip report bound to Belgium, Brussels. Home of Waffles and beer:) This time it's the review of Premium class with the Thalys Lounge. Don't hesitate to leave a comment.

- TRIP INFORMATION -
Railway company: Thalys
Train type : PBKA
From : Paris Gare du Nord to Brussels Zuid
N° of train: 9415
Duration : 1h20
Price : 115€

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d40_0_QKjk0

Hi everyone, welcome to this trip report bound to Belgium, Brussels. Home of Waffles .

- TRIP INFORMATION -
Railway company : IZY by Thalys
Train type : E300 From : Paris Gare du Nord to Brussels Zuid
N° of train : 9615
Duration : 2h10
Price : from 10€ -
SOCIAL MEDIA - https://www.instagram.com/simply_rail... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=d40_0_QKjk0&event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fsimply_railway %2F&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnF4TWE3X3dIRlltY3JiV1IyWHhMTU VvUlpfZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuMjVYX1FRcFFPU1ZWdVpfYjd1YzZfbzgy cTRnREZsTW8tVU5JSEdPYTJsSmNSaHFfb3gyN3VaX2JSc0JsT0 R6Y25UTnNYVlhUUjVBYllycFVfRFMtemw5SDJmc0cxWWtmZl9Z cjZ2aGtEbG9DeEhpMA%3D%3D)
- EQUIPEMENT - IPhone Xs

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGUcAg4W2hw

In Belgium, there's an underground beer pipeline. Yes, it's inherently difficult to film something that's underground, but I headed over to Bruges to investigate anyway. Thank you to the Half Moon Brewery / Brouweij De Halve Maan! They're open for tours, and for food and drink: http://www.halvemaan.be/en/home (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=oGUcAg4W2hw&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWhCVFlRWWN3Q3dMLXpHS2haUm9taV hwS1hKUXxBQ3Jtc0trcHdVU0pWZkcxenpfYTZHTzNHXzJUMkJz a2FtTUZsY3lmcFo2YzBNczZvTmlJcmxadWUtSkc4N2lJdGVmaj FQdzBoRlQ2ZlQzNm52dC1ZZ19iVDFxdHVIWDU4RkdpVTdJXzBV aEd0Vk8tbm1sa08wMA%3D%3D&q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.halvemaan.be%2Fen%2Fhome) Camera operator: Paul Curry (@cr3) Paul also wrote a post for Buzzfeed about the pipeline, if you want more information: https://www.buzzfeed.com/paulcurry/th... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=oGUcAg4W2hw&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDc1UFZoQ0tqZmNrSHVSOUFUUDFsaF lWQmtWQXxBQ3Jtc0ttblhxcjBwTzBReVBDQV9VWmhic2s5bUg4 dmFGWDJrT0hQVzFyOVREZUFLcjhkZU93WHhQWUhQX0d1S3YxSV hCajdBdWVZa1dvR1BtV2hCbjhnOGVVR2lLTFJYczBwVHFldjJI V2ZqdzlSRVFqRUlRQQ%3D%3D&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Fpaulcurry%2Fthe-pipe-of-dreams) Editor: Michelle Martin (@mrsmmartin)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwvlCl4QQA4


Train journey in Belgium from Brussels Airport to Dinant
- Composition: 2 x Class 08 (Desiro)
Voyage en train en Belgique de Brussels Airport à Dinant
- Composition: 2 x Automotrice 08 (Desiro)
Trein reis in België van Brussels Airport naar Dinant
- Samenstelling: 2 x Motorstel 08 (Desiro)

Sorry for the bad view, I didn't find a better place to put my camera
Excuse-moi pour la mauvaise visibilité, je n'ai pas trouvé une meilleure place pour ma caméra
Sorry voor het slechte uitzicht, ik vond geen betere plek om mijn camera te plaatsen

Overview: (0:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwvlCl4QQA4&t=0s))
Brussels Airport: (0:18 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwvlCl4QQA4&t=18s))
Bordet: (8:05 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwvlCl4QQA4&t=485s))
Bruxelles-Schuman / Brussel-Schuman: (15:41 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwvlCl4QQA4&t=941s))
Bruxelles-Luxembourg / Brussel-Luxemburg: (17:38 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwvlCl4QQA4&t=1058s))
Etterbeek: (21:14 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwvlCl4QQA4&t=1274s))
Ottignies: (36:58 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwvlCl4QQA4&t=2218s))
Gembloux: (47:43 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwvlCl4QQA4&t=2863s))
Namur: (58:19 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwvlCl4QQA4&t=3499s))
Jambes: (1:02:31 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwvlCl4QQA4&t=3751s))
Lustin: (1:10:25 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwvlCl4QQA4&t=4225s))
Godinne: (1:13:41 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwvlCl4QQA4&t=4421s))
Yvoir: (1:17:31 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwvlCl4QQA4&t=4651s))
Dinant: (1:24:35 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwvlCl4QQA4&t=5075s))

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElnUX3Uebpc&ab_channel=Walkman007

This is a walk at the De Haan Beach Promenade, together with the architecture of the village this is a great place to visit at the Belgian seaside. Just next to Bredene beach, De Haan is easily reached by a 20 minutes ride on the coastal tram from Oostend.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3PcwCtUS6Q

This is a walk at the Heist Beach Promenade, which is just 2 minutes next to the Knokke - Duinbergen promenade ergo often Knokke-Heist is used as name of the coastal destination. Heist has similar features compared to Knokke, but is a shorter promenade to walk. Near the end you can see the Zeebrugge port area with its gigantic ships and cranes.

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https://youtu.be/x1ntHlUgaoc

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF5jxuJ_Ne0

Deze zomer maakte ik deze beelden in Ranst, deze locatie heeft een eeuwige plaats in de vlaamse televisiegeschiedenis na 21 seizoenen buitenopnamelocatie te zijn voor de fc de kampioenen soap. Zonder reclame te maken, laat ik weten dat er nu op deze locatie een restaurant is, met aangrenzende padelterreinen en een golfclub. De garage van DDT, restaurant van BTW en antiekzaak van Fernand is nu een woonhuis (privé) Enkele jaren geleden kwam de golfclub al in het nieuws, toen leek het dat ''monsieur Boma'' zijn plannen toch had kunnen voorzetten (s10e02.monsieur Boma): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOHSM... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOHSMiLaRuM) Abonneren kan hier: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_... (https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=Ikkenienwel) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 00:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF5jxuJ_Ne0&t=0s) Het veld en de aanrit 00:45 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF5jxuJ_Ne0&t=45s) Café de kampioen 01:20 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF5jxuJ_Ne0&t=80s) Ingang café de kampioen 01:57 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF5jxuJ_Ne0&t=117s) oprit en huis DDT - restaurant bij 'bij mij' (btw) - antiekzaak Fernand Costermans -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TOOvfyxLjA


This is a walk in Ostend City at the Belgian seaside, starting out at the port and ending showing the seaside. Oostende is also the easiest seaside destination to reach by train since it is in a direct connection (14min travel time) with Brugge (Brujas/bruges) (train departing in Antwerp, stops are Ghent and Brugge and final stop in Ostend) I would certainly recommend this should you visit Belgium!


00:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TOOvfyxLjA&t=0s) Mercator ship museum - musée - museo 00:14 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TOOvfyxLjA&t=14s) Haven Oostende - hafen Ostende - port d'Ostende - harbour ostend - puerto Ostende 03:28 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TOOvfyxLjA&t=208s) Station Oostende - bahnhof Ostende - gare d'Ostende - central station Ostend - estación Ostende 05:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TOOvfyxLjA&t=300s) Amandine ship museum - musée - museo 05:27 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TOOvfyxLjA&t=327s) Sint-Petrus-en-Paulus Kerk van Oostende - St. Peter und Paul Kirche in Ostende - Église Saint Pierre et Paul à Ostende - Saint Peter and Paul Church in Ostend - Iglesia de San Pedro y San Pablo en Ostende 06:55 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TOOvfyxLjA&t=415s) Interior aforementioned church 09:08 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TOOvfyxLjA&t=548s) Replica aforementioned church 10:10 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TOOvfyxLjA&t=610s) Monument van de oorlogsslachtoffers - Denkmal der Kriegsopfer - Monument des victimes de la guerre - Monument of the war victims - Monumento de las victimas de guerra 11:10 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TOOvfyxLjA&t=670s) Sint-Pieterstoren - St. Peter Turm - Tour Saint-Pierre - St. Peter's Tower - Torre de san pedro 15:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TOOvfyxLjA&t=900s) Kapellestraat (Haupteinkaufsviertel - main shopping area) 15:54 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TOOvfyxLjA&t=954s) Wapenplein (quadrat - place - square - plaza) 16:11 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TOOvfyxLjA&t=971s) Kiosk Wapenplein (kiosque - quiosco) 20:45 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TOOvfyxLjA&t=1245s) Strandwandeling - Strandspaziergang - promenade sur la plage - Seaside Promenade - paseo por la playa


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abg7CVMLUXU

!This is a reupload of the 2019 walk, new walk done in 60FPS! This is a 2020 summerwalk from the Ostend/Oostende train station to the beachside, which is only a 10 minutes walk. Oostende is also the easiest seaside destination to reach by train since it is in a direct connection with Brugge (Brujas/bruges) and conveniently close to make the little promenade. (train departing in Antwerp, stops are Ghent and Brugge and final stop in Ostend) I would certainly recommend it if you are visiting Belgium!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zqWGfxgWrk

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VofmBQKP2wk

Hello and welcome to my first trip report of 2021. Happy new year to everyone and hopefully it'll be a much better year all round! Today we're back in The Netherlands to review the International Intercity service from Amsterdam Centraal to Brussels-Midi/Zuid in Belgium. It's a loco hauled service which is a great alternative between the cities, along the same corridor that Thalys & Eurostar services use. Enjoy the ride!
Date of Filming - 13/7/20
Camera: GoPro Hero 7 Black
Operator: NS (Nederlandse Spoorwegen)
Departure: Amsterdam Centraal, The Netherlands
Arrival: Brussels, Belgium Cost: €24.50

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Het Zwin - een natuurgebied bij de Nederlandse grens.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIpaynGAHyo

This is a walk at the Ostend - Mariakerke Beach Promenade, the walk starts at the Oostend art program, we walk past the casino into the neighboring Mariakerke promenade, all in 4K60FPS Oostende is also the easiest seaside destination to reach by train since it is in a direct connection (14min travel time) with Brugge (Brujas/bruges) (train departing in Antwerp, stops are Ghent and Brugge and final stop in Ostend) I would certainly recommend this should you visit Belgium!

00:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIpaynGAHyo&t=0s) Beaufort Beeldenpark: 'Rock Strangers' by Arne Quinze (art - arte - artwork) 00:56 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIpaynGAHyo&t=56s) Klein strand - kleiner strand - petit plage - little beach - pequeña playa 01:36 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIpaynGAHyo&t=96s) Westelijke strekdam (damm - barrage - pier - presa) 01:42 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIpaynGAHyo&t=102s) Oostende Beach Promenade - 4K60FPS 06:59 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIpaynGAHyo&t=419s) Casino Oostende 07:38 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIpaynGAHyo&t=458s) Oostende Beach Promenade - 4K60FPS 22:07 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIpaynGAHyo&t=1327s) Mariakerke (bad) Beach promenade - 4K60FPS

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbW0kfXVoHg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv3SFDmiGWs

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg2ydsx1ML0

Antwerp (Dutch: Antwerpen) is the second largest city in Belgium (after Brussels). Antwerp was a financial and trade center in the 16th century and has some beautiful historical buildings. We start this evening walk at the Grote Markt - Antwerp's Market Square with the Brabo Fountain and the Town Hall. There in the centre the Flemish Renaissance architecture can be seen in many places. We walk around in the Old Town with the gothic "Cathedral of Our Lady" (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal). Later we check out the Groenplaats before we walk towards the railway station were we end this walk. Filmed in June 2019 Camera: Osmo Pocket in 4K60

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3A3e5j7npA


The Antwerp Central Station, also known as Middenstatie (Middle station) or Spoorwegkathedraal (Railroad Cathedral), was first used in 1905. The structure is made up from a steel platform covering and a stone station building in an eclectic style. Recently, the station was completely renovated and in 2007 a tunnel underneath the station and a part of Antwerp was opened, reverting the station’s status as a terminus where are all trains have to turn back. In 2009, the American magazine Newsweek chose the Antwerp Central Station as the fourth most beautiful train station in the world. Date recorded: November 2018 Weather: 20 | 68F

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS9dgLl0dwg

The Belgian Army of the First World War fought against the invading Germans during the German invasion of Belgium in 1914. This was the beginning of the Western Front of WW1 in Europe. The Belgian army (Armée belge) had old dark blue uniforms but had descent weaponry. In this video more about the Belgian WW1 uniform. History Hustle presents: The Belgian Army of the First World War (1914).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W8c5fLDhFQ

Visit the IJser Museum: http://www.museumaandeijzer.be/ijzert... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.museumaandeijzer.be%2F ijzertoren%2Fde&event=video_description&v=1W8c5fLDhFQ&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0ItZjE1LU5GckxuQWl3djdpV212Qm tvOGdkd3xBQ3Jtc0tuekgtb0lYRWxkNGU4QXF1VXl1Ml9hWXJS ZHBUVTRJeVpfM3VJdTFzWEZ2SGlwU2RSSzJxUUlaejREaTFEeD VWM2c0bG54Yk5KR0wtZmdIMjZNQ1REdVV4TzFwZkFsbjJXamg1 NU9KYV9iZVFCN205cw%3D%3D) Indy talks to Peter Verplancke from the Museum at the former Yser front about the Belgian uniforms and their evolution during the war.

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Bruges

[Your Old Comrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XRF_7ydZek

Een documentaire uit 1985 n.a.v. de viering van 150 jaar 'ijzeren weg' in België. Deze documentaire spitste zich voornamelijk toe op de feestelijke gebeurtenissen en herdenkingen zelf.

Laat je met deze beelden meevoeren naar het straatbeeld (of beter gezegd, spoorbeeld) anno 1985.

Bron: Betamax [de slechte kwaliteit is te wijten aan het feit dat het hier overduidelijk (een kopie van) een kopie betreft van een andere, de oorspronkelijke band]

[Your Old Comrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sxUPxJsXZY

In 1910, two beardy Belgians started a project: to collect the entirety of human knowledge in one place, and make it available to everyone. It sounds like they wanted to create Wikipedia or Google - but unfortunately, no-one had invented web servers or home computers yet. So instead, they ended up making the world's greatest filing cabinet. I travelled to the city of Mons to see the beast for myself, and find out more about its incredible story...

[Your Old Comrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auj4NSFDqKE

[Your Old Comrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c6GktukzYw

[Your Old Comrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElnUX3Uebpc


00:00 De Haan - Belgian seaside summer 2020
03:00 How about this Merchandise?
03:10 De Haan - Belgian seaside summer 2020

1983:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOfNr97oyW4&t=187s
In 1983 zond de Belgische BRT een aantal programma's uit onder de titel "Aktie Openbaar Vervoer". Daarin werd het landelijke Openbaar Vervoer kritisch bekeken en waren er een aantal fraaie documentaires te zien.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBSMpk9cncg

De tram heeft altijd voorrang: BRT-uitzending met beelkden van de kusttram

[Your Old Comrade]

1980:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q9jodLEfAI


Met beelden van de stations van Oudenaarde, Ronse, Sint-Niklaas, Antwerpen-Centraal, Hoeselt, Gistel, Nerem, Borgloon en Jesseren.

[Your Old Comrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1AsRGu7iv4


This is a walk at the Knokke and adjacent Duinbergen Beach Promenade, the coastal city positioned most north of Belgium. Knokke is known as being the more prestigious of Belgian coastal cities, with small art galleries on the promenade itself and a multitude of beachbars.

[Your Old Comrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFGNuR7A0rg

In the east of Belgium lies Eupen-Malmedy, the country's only German-speaking region, which also boasts Belgium's highest summit, the Signal De Botrange. But why do the people speak German here? And if they speak German, why does the mountain have a French name? I went to the High Fens to find out more...

[Your Old Comrade]

België's lelijke achterkamertje: de Borinage.

https://www.industriecultuur.be/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/article/DSC_6087.jpg?itok=ytwEScVw
Industriecultuur (https://www.industriecultuur.be/wandelroutes/op-pad-naar-terrils-mijnen-en-oude-spoorwegen-in-de-borinage).be heeft een artikel op de webpagina over mogelijke wandelroutes.

https://www.visitmons.nl/sites/visitmons/files/styles/gallery_lightbox/public/content/images/img_2048_0.jpg?itok=Pk1TunTc

http://www.espaces-naturels.info/sites/default/files/field/image/158.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Van_Gogh_%281879%29_-_Coke_Factory_in_the_Borinage.jpg

Vincent van Gogh (1879) Cokesfabriek in de Borinage

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Flenu_Produits_old_station.jpg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeMJBqU_eYc

In the the mid-1980s, the city of Charleroi started building a metro line. But with half the stations already completed, and the track and signals already in place, construction suddenly stopped. The line never opened. What happened? And how much of it is still there? I travelled to southern Belgium to find out...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXJ9SDK1Kp4

Yes, we're back in Charleroi again. Because the story of its Metro gets EVEN WEIRDER

[Your Old Comrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XRF_7ydZek

Het complete einde:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lZU7lDriGs

Documentaire over het Belgische spoorwegnetwerk uit 1976:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm_DOr02bf4

[Your Old Comrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYH9sRfkXR4

Getting around Brussels with M1-M4 cars on Line 2 and 6 of the Belgian Capital's underground metro system with some of the most beautiful stations in the network, many featuring remarkable architecture and art. Using the Metro is easy and fast. On the inner circle, where line 2 and 6 run together, trains run usually every 2 to 3 minutes in day time. A paper day ticket for the whole MIVB/STIB network currently (July 2023) costs 8 Euros and let you explore not only line 2 and 6, but also every Tram and Bus line, as well as the other metro lines 1 and 5. A great opportunity for tourists.

Line 2 (Elisabeth - Simonis)
Line 6 (Elisabeth - Koning Boudewijn/Roi Baudouin)

Recorded 2022 and 2023.

[Your Old Comrade]

De Eikenberg bij Maarke in de Vlaamse Ardennen

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Maarke_-_Eikenberg_1.jpg


Gezicht op Maarke vanaf de Kapelleberg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Kapelleberg_02.jpg

Het dorpje Maarke:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Maarke_-_Kapelleberg_1.jpg

[Your Old Comrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t9VJ3rXbwc

Let's drive in Bruges (Belgium) on a sunny afternoon. Bruges, the capital of West Flanders in northwest Belgium, is distinguished by its canals, cobbled streets and medieval buildings. We will also drive at The historic centre of Bruges which is a UNESCO world heritage site. This 4k HDR video will show you how it feels to drive in Europe. The views in this beautiful city during sunsets are amazing !

[Your Old Comrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5Z-qOB-1wo

This film shows the Belgian capital Brussels in color as it was more than a century ago in 1908.
At the time Leopold II was still King of Belgium. He died one year later on 17 December 1909.
Many well-known parts of Brussels pass by the camera man's lens like the famous Stock exchange, The Jubelpark, the town hall on the Grote Markt, the cathedral, the Kings Palace, the huge building of the Palace of Justice, the woods surrounding Brussels and much more.
The film ends with a tram ride into the woods to the Musée Colonial de Tervueren, i.e. The Royal Museum for Central Africa at Tervueren. It was built to showcase King Leopold II's Congo Free State in the International Exposition of 1897 [Wikipedia]. This tram line still exists: Tram 44.

It was a time when no cars were yet on the streets, only horse and carriages and early electric trams.
Today Brussels is the residence of the European Parliament that forms the centre of the cooperation of the countries of the European Union.

This film has been motion-stabilized, speed corrected, enhanced and colorized by means of Artificial Intelligence software.

Note: As usual on this channel you are requested not to make race-related comments and please stay clear from obvious comments like "everybody in this film is now dead" and "not a fat or obese person in sight". Kindly try to make more profound comments that relate to Brussel's history and what life was like in that city over a century ago. Thank you very much for helping to make this video interesting to watch and its comments a joy to read.

Source is Prelinger Archive.
The music is by Hampus Naeselius.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv3SFDmiGWs

My first video that I ever had colored by the computer was a movie about Antwerp in the period 1910 - 1920. I thought that was a very nice movie to see in color.

Yesterday I was alerted by Tom Stappers to another film about Antwerp, also the period 1910 - 1920. It contains some of the same images, but also many new images. Very cool to see.

I again had this colored by the computer using artificial intelligence and I adjusted the speed. I also calmed the images by using deflicker software.

Do you take a look at Antwerp from 100 years ago ... in color?

[♥ Lily ♥]

I dare not share the pictures and videos of Belgium that I've seen posted on social media.

It would spoil the idyllic imagery of this thread.

[Your Old Comrade]

I dare not share the pictures and videos of Belgium that I've seen posted on social media.

It would spoil the idyllic imagery of this thread.

Belgium has its good parts and bad parts. I tend to focus more on Flanders and in the case of Wallonia, the Meuse Valley, the Ardennes and the High Fens. Everybody knows what the Borinage, the Pays Noir and the rest of the Sillon industriel are like… It's like much of the English Midlands, Southern Yorkshire, parts of the Central Belt around Moscow, the blighted areas of Belfast, the Rhine-Ruhr, parts of Eastern Germany and the former industrial highlights of Silesia and the parts of the Czech Republic. No need to expand on that.

[Your Old Comrade]

The most fuckly parts of Belgium (apart from the SI) are in the layout and maintenance of its infrastructure and its late development of central planning - which allowed the whole towns to be erected right alongside thoroughfares and provincial roads, blocking the rest of the landscape (something the UK also suffers from - and in the case of the Netherlands, unfortunately very common in the Southernmost part of Limburg province). Here is an egregious example from Flanders: lintbebouwing (ribbon development) alongside the A12 secondary road between Antwerp and Brussels. The A12 itself seems to be poorly planned and executed: look at the off-centre motorway lighting.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBkiJzYIU5g&t=610s

From a Dutch point of view, Belgium needs some real tlc. The E19 motorway, parts of the highway network around Liege, the Ring Antwerpen, the E34/A21 and the Ring Brussel get special mentions. As for Charleroi ? Let this speak for itself:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW7gSMwsnJ0

And whatever they were trying to do with the E25 and E40 at Liege.

Old: Southbound drivers get dumped right on to the quays along the River Meuse as the motorway simply ceases to exist (entering Belgium at 17:55):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwpSOyaN1Ag

As the video shows: a similar situation used to exist in Maastricht on the Dutch side of the border in what was perhaps the biggest chink in the armor of the Dutch motorway system: for over 40 years, traffic was just dumped right onto the streets of Maastricht. Today, there is a combined motorway/provincial road tunnel underneath the entire area. Not so in Liege as the E25 still continues southbound over the quays.

New - driver changes course towards the German border and as mentioned in Dutch in the other video: southbound drivers now have the option of driving around the city via Cheratte.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE2diRFidO4

What I do notice, though, is that Flanders is beginning to resemble the Netherlands more and more with each passing year. They seem to model themselves on us. Wallonia and Brussels, on the other hand, are left behind.

[Your Old Comrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfO78MJjFds

Welcome to a Belgium train front video journey

Where it starts is in Leuven until the next station's Aarschot, Lier until Antwerp Central Station. Including small stops in between.
on the way in the recording everything can be heard except the engine sounds, because we were on the side of the packer or to be clearer the side first class is located where you can only hear the compressor, air pressure. 'is this video more for the view'

The train on it's own is one of the Renewed most famous EMU sets sprinters in Belgium, Das AM 80 BREAK.

Railway lines

35
16/1
27
59/1

[Your Old Comrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsEM9HBTYT0

In de overgangsfase van oud naar nieuw materieel maken we een rit tussen Knokke en de Panne.
Aanvullend twee korte opnames van 1962.
Het duurt een paar seconden voor de film start.

[Your Old Comrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5os6h6z9fc


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA53QG0OdO8



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deC3URlFiDI


Zurenborg is in one pretty area just outside the city center of Antwerp with amazing architectures.
These beautiful houses were built in the late 19th century. Originally this place was considered like a plague!
Until finally the Cogels and Osy family bought this entire land in 1837 and built a residential area.
After the Second World War, many of the inhabitants of Zurenborg left, leaving the neighborhood badly damaged. In the 1960s, people wanted to demolishing all building and build houses and offices.
Artists, politicians and intellectuals rediscovered Zurenborg and made the government realize that this district is very valuable.
The most famous street in Zurenborg, which is also the main street, is Cogels-Osylei.
Other pathways include: Generaal Van Merlenstraat, Transvaalstraat, Waterloostraat, Generaal Capiaumontstraat, and Velodroomstraat.





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSraqVX5Rrg

The area around Cogels Oyslei (Cogels Oys´s avenue) in the Zurenborg district is an architectural gem from the early 20th century. There is a mix of houses and buildings in different styles: Art Nouveau, neogothic, neorennaissance, neoclassical, French Beaux Arts. It is a short tram ride from the city center.

[Your Old Comrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iz6d948CPro

De eerste echte vriesnacht van deze winter. Ik ga bij zonsopgang op stap in de Oude Landen, een natuurgebied, beheerd door Natuurpunt. Ik heb er al veel gewandeld, maar nu was het echt betoverend bij de opkomende zon met nevel en aangevroren planten. Ik zag maar liefst 18 vogelsoorten, waaronder een schaatsende gele kwikstaart! Ik kon er 13 vastleggen (de fazant, de gaai, de zwarte kraai, de merel en de houtduiven komen niet in beeld). Geniet mee van deze schitterende ochtendwandeling!
De vogelsoorten:
00:26 torenvalk
01:15 roodborst
01.18 koperwiek
01:38 Groenling (in het midden - rechts pimpelmees, links koolmees)
01:46 pimpelmees
01:49 grote bonte specht
02:01 koolmees
02:18 kauw
02:32 wilde eend man
02:42 wilde eend vrouw
02:50 gele kwikstaart
03:05 boomkruiper
03:21 halsbandparkiet
03:29 boomklever
Meer info over het natuurgebied vind je hier: https://www.natuurpunt.be/natuurgebie...
en hier: https://www.antwerpennoord.be/natuur-...
Muziek:
Super Romantic by MusicLFiles

[Your Old Comrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg_yhwMWvEs

Visually stunning documentary shows the interweaving of traditional culture with modern industry as the foundation of contemporary Belgium. Filled with scenes of local atmosphere and color, including a classic sequence of a farmer and a butcher negotiating the price of a cow in Flemish dialect. Produced in 1954.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_inW6SMe0E

Een uniek filmpje uit 1955 over het dagdagelijkse leven in Brugge. Van de hand van Ernest Kleinberg.

Portrays the traditional way of life in Bruges, a Belgian town which preserved architecture and traditions from the medieval era. Produced in 1955.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or00GoyyFcg

9 uren spotten, regen en wind trotseren, slechts enkele goede beelden, maar toch tevreden dat ik dit uniek moment heb kunnen beleven!

Meer info over de bijeneter kan je hier vinden: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bijeneter
Artikel GvA Peter Baets met mijn foto:
https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20230804_93...

[Your Old Comrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8kw2ciXr1k

The Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries (French: Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert, Dutch: Koninklijke Sint-Hubertusgalerijen) is an ensemble of three glazed shopping arcades in central Brussels, Belgium. It consists of the King's Gallery (French: Galerie du Roi, Dutch: Koningsgalerij), the Queen's Gallery (French: Galerie de la Reine, Dutch: Koninginnegalerij) and the Princes' Gallery (French: Galerie des Princes, Dutch: Prinsengalerij).

The galleries were designed and built by the architect Jean-Pierre Cluysenaar between 1846 and 1847, and precede other famous 19th-century European shopping arcades, such as the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan and the Passage in Saint Petersburg. Like them, they have twin regular facades with distant origins in Vasari's long narrow street-like courtyard of the Uffizi in Florence, with glazed arched shopfronts separated by pilasters and two upper floors, all in an Italianate Cinquecento style, under an arched glass-paned roof with a delicate cast-iron framework. The complex was designated a historic monument in 1986.

The galleries are located in the block between the Rue du Marché aux Herbes/Grasmarkt and the Rue de la Montagne/Bergstraat to the south and east, the Rue d'Arenberg/Arenbergstraat and the Rue de l'Ecuyer/Schildknaapsstraat to the north, and the Rue des Dominicains/Predikherenstraat and the Rue des Bouchers/Beenhouwersstraat to the west. This site is served by Brussels Central Station.

The Royal Galleries consist of two major sections, each more than 100 metres in length (respectively called the Galerie du Roi/Koningsgalerij, meaning "King's Gallery", and the Galerie de la Reine/Koninginnegalerij, meaning "Queen's Gallery"), and a smaller side gallery (the Galerie des Princes/Prinsengalerij, meaning "Princes' Gallery"). The main sections (King's and Queen's Gallery) are separated by a peristyle at the point where the Rue des Bouchers/Beenhouwersstraat crosses the gallery complex. At this point, there is a discontinuity in the straight perspective of the galleries. This "bend" was introduced purposefully in order to make the long perspective of the galleries, with its repetition of arches, pilasters and windows, less tedious.
The King's Gallery (French: Galerie du Roi, Dutch: Koningsgalerij) stretches from the Rue des Bouchers to the Rue d'Arenberg/Arenbergstraat. It notably houses the Royal Theatre of the Galleries.

The Queen's Gallery (French: Galerie de la Reine, Dutch: Koninginnegalerij), to the south, leads to the Rue du Marché aux Herbes/Grasmarkt, near the Grand-Place/Grote Markt (Brussels' main square), and on the other side of this street begins the Horta Gallery. Its best known shops are Delvaux leather goods and Neuhaus chocolatier.

The Princes' Gallery (French: Galerie des Princes, Dutch: Prinsengalerij) is located perpendicularly between the King's Gallery and the Rue des Dominicains/Predikherenstraat.
#brussels #bruxelles

[Your Old Comrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxGBBj05G9E

The Vlaaikensgang or Vlaeykensgang is a 16th-century alley in the historic center of Antwerp. Along the cobblestone paths are a total of eleven authentic back houses, which are mainly made of brick and sandstone. The name Vlaaikensgang comes from a pie and waffle house that used to be there.

General
The entrance to the Vlaaikensgang is located on the Oude Koornmarkt. First one finds the first courtyard, which is typified by some whitewashed and pitched facades. The second courtyard is reached through a passage with a statue of Christ. The last courtyard consists of a few houses with cornices. Here is also the exit to the Pelgrimstraat. Shoemakers used to live here, who also had to ring the emergency bells of the Cathedral of Our Lady, while a few antique shops and art galleries are now located here. There is also an exclusive restaurant.

Trivia
In the 1960s, there was a plan to demolish the Vlaaikensgang to build a parking lot, but in 1969 the alley was bought by antique dealer Axel Vervoordt, who also took care of the restoration.

"Den Grooten Baars", a striking plaque from the 19th century, probably comes from the Antwerpse Burg, which has since been demolished.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIGhreb5jnA

The Saint Anna tunnel is a pedestrian and bicycle tunnel under the Scheldt in the city of Antwerp. The construction of the Sint-Annatunnel started in 1931 and the tunnel was opened in 1933.

This 572 meter long tunnel, which is 31.57 meters underground, is also called the Pedestrian Tunnel by the people of Antwerp and has been connecting the city with the Linkeroever since 1933, in other words the older with the newer Antwerp. Both sides have a lift for 40 people or a maximum of 3,000 kg, and two times two authentic wooden escalators. These escalators were a real novelty for that time. The external diameter of the tunnel is 4.74 m, the internal diameter is 4.30 m. Both entrance buildings were designed by Emiel Van Averbeke.

Because there are occasional defects or interruptions to these escalators, or further down the road at the Kennedy cycle tunnel or the Sint-Anna ferry, road manager Agency for Roads and Traffic has a website and, since 2020, a smartphone app, where the current and planned accessibility of these three bicycle and pedestrian connections.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tgKhd5hnU0

The Stadsfeestzaal is a neoclassical building from 1908, built according to plans by city architect Alexis Van Mechelen at the request of the city council. It is located on the Meir, the main shopping street in the city of Antwerp. Another entrance is on the Hopland. There have always been retail spaces and apartments along the Meir. Through a gate one had access to the banquet hall at the back. The banquet hall has a rather unique metal construction as span for that time.

For a long time it was one of the most famous halls in Antwerp, hosting art exhibitions, the Antwerp Antiques Fair, the book fair, the car show and various parties. In 1983 the building was classified as a protected monument.

On December 27, 2000, a fierce fire destroyed almost the entire building and barely anything remained. In 2004, the city council signed a long lease agreement with a project developer for the reconstruction of the banquet hall. Work began that same year. On October 25, 2007, the completely renovated Stadsfeestzaal reopened its doors to the general public, this time as a luxurious shopping center. The glass dome with gold leaf, the stairwell, the original decorations, sculptures, mosaics, wall reliefs and oak parquet floor have been faithfully rebuilt under the supervision of Monumentenzorg. The marble in the main hall comes from the same quarry as the original marble in the hall.

In addition to the shopping center, 40 apartments and an underground garage with space for 268 cars were also provided.

[Your Old Comrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttjgJkuhuFw

The Cathedral of Our Lady (Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Antwerp, Belgium. Today's see of the Diocese of Antwerp started in 1352 and, although the first stage of construction was ended in 1521, has never been 'completed'. In Gothic style, its architects were Jan and Pieter Appelmans. It contains a number of significant works by the Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens, as well as paintings by artists such as Otto van Veen, Jacob de Backer and Marten de Vos.

The belfry of the cathedral is included in the Belfries of Belgium and France entry in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

The church's one finished spire is 123 meters tall, the tallest church tower in the Benelux. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor commented that the spire should be kept under glass, and Napoleon compared the spire to Mechlin lace. The largest bell in the tower requires 16 bell ringers.
The west portal features statues which include the missionary Saint Willibrord. He is thought to have spent time in Antwerp in the 7th century.

[Your Old Comrade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-Hvy97Swd8

The Rubenshuis (Dutch for 'Rubens House') is the former home and workshop of Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) in Antwerp. Purchased in 1610, Rubens had the Flemish townhouse renovated and extended on the basis of designs by Rubens himself. After the renovations, the house and its courtyard garden had the outlook of an Italian palazzo, which reflected the artistic ideals of Rubens. The ensemble is now a museum dedicated mainly to the work of Rubens and his contemporaries.

A year after marrying Isabella Brant in 1609, Rubens began construction of an Italian-style villa on the then-Vaartstraat (now the Wapper, 9–11), at the time located at the banks of the Herentalse Vaart canal. Rubens designed the building himself, based on studies of Italian Renaissance palace architecture that also formed the basis of his Palazzi di Genova. The layout included his home, studio, a monumental portico and an interior courtyard. The courtyard opens into a Baroque garden that he also planned.

In the adjacent studio, he and his students executed many of the works for which Rubens is famous. He had established a well-organised workshop that met the demands of his active studio, including large commissions from England, France, Spain and Bavaria and other locations. He relied on students and collaborators for much of the actual work. Rubens himself, however, guaranteed the quality and often finished paintings with his own hand. In a separate private studio he made drawings, portraits and small paintings without the assistance of his students and collaborators.

Rubens's house after his lifetime
Rubens spent most of his lifetime in this building. After his death, his wife Helena Fourment let the building to William Cavendish and his wife. After the latter left in 1660, the house was sold. On the World's Fair Brussels International 1910 there was a real-size reconstruction of the house of P.P. Rubens, built by the architect Henri Blomme. The reconstruction was a romantic interpretation of what the building used to be, full of ornaments, but it promoted the idea to save the building. After his death in 1921, the architect Henri Blomme left an important legacy to the city of Antwerp to buy the house. This happened finally in 1937.

The city bought the house in 1937 and after an extensive restoration the Rubenshuis was opened to the public in 1946. Dozens of paintings and artworks by Rubens and his contemporaries were installed in the rooms, as well as period furniture. Paintings include his early Adam and Eve (c. 1600) and a self portrait made when he was about fifty.

The Rubenianum, a centre and archive dedicated to the study of Rubens, is in a building at the rear of the garden.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZE0tFtTZis

The Plantin-Moretus Museum (Dutch: Plantin-Moretusmuseum) is a printing museum in Antwerp, Belgium which focuses on the work of the 16th-century printers Christophe Plantin and Jan Moretus. It is located in their former residence and printing establishment, the Plantin Press, at the Vrijdagmarkt (Friday Market) in Antwerp, and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2005.

The printing company was founded in the 16th century by Christophe Plantin, who obtained type from the leading typefounders of the day in Paris. Plantin was a major figure in contemporary printing with interests in humanism; his eight-volume, multi-language Plantin Polyglot Bible with Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek and Syriac texts was one of the most complex productions of the period. Plantin's is now suspected of being at least connected to members of heretical groups known as the Familists, and this may have led him to spend time in exile in his native France.

After Plantin's death it was owned by his son-in-law Jan Moretus. While most printing concerns disposed of their collections of older type in the eighteenth and nineteenth century in response to changing tastes, the Plantin-Moretus company "piously preserved the collection of its founder."

Four women ran the family-owned Plantin-Moretus printing house (Plantin Press) over the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries: Martina Plantin, Anna Goos, Anna Maria de Neuf and Maria Theresia Borrekens.

In 1876 Edward Moretus sold the company to the city of Antwerp. One year later the public could visit the living areas and the printing presses. The collection has been used extensively for research, by historians H. D. L. Vervliet, Mike Parker and Harry Carter. Carter's son Matthew would later describe this research as helping to demonstrate "that the finest collection of printing types made in typography's golden age was in perfect condition (some muddle aside) [along with] Plantin's accounts and inventories which names the cutters of his types."

In 2002 the museum was nominated as UNESCO World Heritage Site and in 2005 was inscribed onto the World Heritage list.
The Plantin-Moretus Museum possesses an exceptional collection of typographical material. Not only does it house the two oldest surviving printing presses in the world and complete sets of dies and matrices, it also has an extensive library, a richly decorated interior and the entire archives of the Plantin business, which were inscribed on UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme Register in 2001 in recognition of their historical significance.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gwx-hzvEuA

St. Charles Borromeo Church (Dutch: Sint-Carolus Borromeuskerk) is a church in central Antwerp, located on the Hendrik Conscience square. It was built in 1615-1621 as the Jesuit church of Antwerp, which was closed in 1773. It was rededicated in 1779 to Saint Charles Borromeo. The church was formerly known for 39 ceiling pieces by Rubens that were lost in a fire when lightning struck the church on 18 July 1718.

The church was inspired by the Church of the Gesu, the mother church of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order also known as the Jesuits. The church was built next to the Huis van Aecken, bought from the heirs of Erasmus II Schetz. It was the first church in the world to be dedicated to the Jesuit founder, Ignatius Loyola.

In 1617-1618 Rubens painted two altarpieces. He was also commissioned to paint the ceiling pieces, for which he made the designs while the execution was done mostly by pupils, including Anthony van Dyck. A contract was drawn up in 1620 by Jacobus Tirinus and the paintings were delivered a year later in time for the consecration. Rubens received 7,000 guilders for his works in the church, and though the lavish decorations including sculptures and other artwork were well received, Tirinus was dismissed in 1625 for going beyond his budget.

In 1718 the vault of the nave, including Rubens' ceiling paintings, was destroyed by fire. Jan Pieter van Baurscheidt the Elder restored the damaged parts according to the original plan, but replaced the original coffers with wide transverse arches. In 1773 the Society of Jesus was suppressed and the building was confiscated. It reopened in 1779, renamed St.-Carolus Borromeuskerk, after Charles Borromeo.

Since 1803 the St.-Carolus Borromeuskerk has been in use as a parish church. During the Dutch reign preceding Belgium's independence in 1830 the baroque interior was sobered to make it a Protestant church.

A restoration campaign in the 1980s brought back the churches baroque splendor. Besides works by Rubens the interior displays paintings by Gerard Seghers, Daniel Seghers, and Cornelis Schut.

On 30 August 2009 fire broke out again, but none of the important artworks were damaged.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FWLMnqBphQ

The Grote Markt ("Great Market Square") of Antwerp is a town square situated in the heart of the old city quarter. It is filled with an extravagant city hall, numerous guildhalls with elaborate façades, the majority of which are reconstructions in the 19th and early 20th century, approximating paintings of the square by Flemish artists. A few of the guildhall façades, such as that of Sint-Joris's are intact originals entirely dating back to the 16th century.
The square also has many restaurants and cafés, and it lies within walking distance of the Scheldt river. The Grote Markt hosts a Christmas market and ice rink every winter.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV6qt6_uVyI

Antwerpen-Centraal railway station (Dutch: Station Antwerpen-Centraal, French: Gare d'Anvers-Central, IATA code: ZWE), officially Antwerpen-Centraal, is the main railway station in Antwerp, Belgium. The station is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB).

Antwerp's first station was the terminus of the Brussels–Mechelen–Antwerp railway line, which opened on 3 June 1836. The original station building was made of wood and was replaced by a new and larger building on the occasion of the opening of the new international connection to the Netherlands in 1854–55.

The current terminal station building was constructed between 1895 and 1905 as a replacement for the first station. The stone-clad building was designed by the architect Louis Delacenserie. The viaduct into the station is also a notable structure designed by local architect Jan Van Asperen. A plaque on the north wall bears the name Middenstatie ("Middle Station"), an expression now antiquated in Dutch. To the north of the station a large public square, known as the Statieplein ("Station Square"), was created, acting as an entry to the city for its many commuters. In 1935, the square's name was changed to the Koningin Astridplein, in honour of the recently deceased Queen Astrid.

World War II damage and restoration
During World War II, severe damage was inflicted to the train hall by the impact of V-2 rockets, though the structural stability of the building remained intact, according to the National Railway Company of Belgium. Nevertheless, it has been claimed that the warping of the substructure due to a V-2 impact had caused constructional stresses. The impact remains visible due to a lasting wave-distortion in the roofing of the hall.
n the mid-20th century, the building's condition had deteriorated to the point that its demolition was being considered.

The station was closed on 31 January 1986 for safety reasons, after which restoration work to the roof (starting at the end of March 1986 and finishing in September 1986) and façades was performed. The stress problems due to the impact of bombs during the war were reportedly solved by the use of polycarbonate sheets instead of glass, due to its elasticity and its relatively low weight (40% less than glass), which avoided the need for extra supporting pillars. After replacing or repairing steel elements, they were painted burgundy. Copper was also used in the renovation process of the roof.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkYpdoO5Vmk

The bourse of Antwerp was the world's first purpose-built commodity exchange. Falling into disuse in the 17th century, from 1872 until 1997 the restored building housed the Antwerp Stock Exchange. After further restoration, the building is now part of an events venue that goes by the English name Antwerp Trade Fair. The Royal Exchange, London was modelled on the Antwerp Exchange.

1531: Inception
As Antwerp took over the role of trade center from Bruges, it grew into a large metropolis with more than 100,000 inhabitants, including 10,000 foreign merchants, mostly Spaniards and Portuguese. From 1531 the old bourse was given a new building, conceived as a rectangular square with galleries covered on four sides, built on top of a street intersection. For half a century this exchange would be the focal point of European trade and the model for cities with similar ambitions.
On the initiative of Thomas Gresham, the representative of the English crown in Antwerp, the Royal Exchange, London was opened in 1565 on this model. It was also called "the Bourse" until Queen Elizabeth I, after a visit on January 23, 1570, changed its name to the Royal Exchange.[3] The Middelburg stock exchange was opened in 1592, then Rotterdam in 1595 and Amsterdam in 1611.
The first building in Brabant's late Gothic style dates from 1531, after a design by Domien de Waghemakere. A rectangular open space was enclosed by a colonnade covered with star and net vaults. The gallery concept of this building served as a model for London's Royal Exchange (designed by Hendrik van Paesschen), as well as for Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Lille. The high-rise 'pagoda towers' with octagonal and cylindrical hull may have served as a lookout for the harbor. Every nation had a more or less permanent location at the exchange.

1583: First fire, siege
After a fire in 1583, the Bourse was immediately rebuilt to the same plan. The Siege of Antwerp (1584-1585) and the surrender to the 'Spanish' Army of Flanders led to a decline in trade, with Antwerp unable to compete with Amsterdam. Between 1661 and 1810 the building was used, among other things, as a drawing academy and seat of the Guild of Saint Luke. The open interior space was domed in 1853 by Charles Marcellis, following the example of London's Crystal Palace.

1858: Second fire
After a second fire in 1858 had once again destroyed the building, the Antwerp city authorities twice organized a design competition in which the old concept had to be preserved. The current building was finally completed in 1872 by architect Joseph Schadde. It is a remarkable combination of the neo-gothic style and revolutionary techniques, in particular the metal construction for the covering of the interior. The building housed the Antwerp Stock Exchange (a true stock exchange) from 1872 until its 1997 merger with the Brussels Stock Exchange.

1997: Merger with Brussels Stock Exchange, building abandoned
With the closure of the Antwerp Stock Exchange in 1997, the building lost its function and was abandoned and neglected. After a long and intensive renovation, it was reopened in October 2019 as an event hall with restaurant, hotel and public passage. The ground floor with its beautiful central square is open to the public from Saturday to Sunday, between 10:00 and 17:00.
The building will be used as a venue for the 2021 World Choir Games, co-hosted by Antwerp and Ghent.
The Antwerp Trade Fair is an events venue in the Belgian city of Antwerp, located in the Twaalfmaandenstraat, a side street of the Meir. It encompasses the building of the Bourse of Antwerp, which has been described as "the mother of all stock exchanges". From 1531 to 1661, it was the site of the world's first dedicated commodity exchange, and after extensive renovations it housed the Antwerp stock exchange from 1872 until 1997.

After the 1997 merger of the Antwerp stock exchange with the Brussels stock exchange, and the advent of online trading, the exchange building in Antwerp fell into disuse, with various proposals to redevelop the building going nowhere for fifteen years. The investment file started moving again in October 2013, after a new partner was found: the Marriott hotel chain. A heritage budget was also released from the Flemish government for the restoration of the Bourse. In October 2014, it was announced that the new building application for the project was approved by the city of Antwerp. But at the beginning of December 2014, it became known that various local residents had appealed to the permanent deputation of the province against the building permit.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDIW5P054-8

Oostende is the most beautiful location that caters for every age group. Excellent range of facilities beautiful beach. All areas are always kept meticulously clean.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1DESLtQqW8

The Ommegang in Brussels on 31 May 1615: The Triumph of Archduchess Isabella - Denis van Alsloot (1616 painted).

This painting is the fifth in the series of six paintings which was commissioned by the Archduke Albert and Archduchess Isabella to celebrate the Ommeganck in Brussels in 1615. This was an important procession that honoured the most prestigious Guild in Brussels: the Crossbowmen guild. The present painting depicts the Triumph of Isabella who was crowned Queen of the procession as she successful shot a jay attached at the spire of the church of Notre-Dame-du-Sablon. This work was therefore the most important in the series because it shows the ten pageant cars that formed the most spectacular element of the parade.

The Ommegang of Brussels is a traditional Ommegang, a type of medieval pageant, celebrated in Brussels, Belgium.

The painting is part of the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Denis van Alsloot or Denijs van Alsloot (c.1570–c.1626) was a Flemish landscape and genre painter, draughtsman and tapestry designer. He is considered to be a member of the Sonian Forest school of landscape painters, which included landscape painters such as Jacques d'Arthois and Cornelis Huysmans. These painters working in Brussels had a preference for depicting scenes from the Sonian Forest near Brussels. Van Alsloot was also a specialist in depicting civil processions, local festivals and ceremonies. Denys van Alsloot was born in Brussels where he remained all his life.

Google Photos Album
https://photos.app.goo.gl/bYgRhvmVT9x...

#OmmegangofBrussels

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4MfNE-Bkmk

Bonjour à tous les amis,
Welcome to this trip report onboard M4 coaches, the peak train from SNCB. Straight up to the 80s!
Welcome back Benjamin on the channel!

- TRIP INFORMATION -
RECORDED IN DECEMBER 2020
Railroad company: SNCB/NMBS
Train type : HLE 21 + M4 coaches
From : Brussel-Zuid to Namur
Time : 1h14
Price : €9.1 - $11

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Het mooie Hageland.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEqujSObk-g

Bonjour à tous!
Welcome to this trip report onboard the brand new coaches of the Belgium national carrier : the M7!
First time on the channel from the marvelous station of Liège.

Let me know your thoughts in the comments !

- TRIP INFORMATION -
RECORDED IN DECEMBER 2020
Railroad company: SNCB
Train type : HLE 18 + M7 + I11
From : Liège-Guillemin to Brussels South (Zuid or Midi)
Time : 1h00
Price : €15,50 - $18

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N927teWVqhc


A tour of the Meuse River Valley in Belgium, from near Givet to Dinant.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRJVP8uWxTQ

The smallest town in Belgium, Durbuy, is located in the heart of the Ardennes. The city dates back to the Middle Ages and has an undeniable grand charm. Durbuy is situated on the meandering Ourthe river and was of great strategic importance. It offered the opportunity to make a crossing from one bank of the Ourthe to the other.

Although Durbuy is the smallest town in Belgium, it still has a lot of sights. The narrow streets and alleys give an inviting feeling and can easily be explored on foot. The town is also well known for its stone houses and cobbled streets

Wonderful autumn colours can be seen clearly this time of the year(late October to mid-November) in the Ardennes.

Durbuy, Belgium | 4k | 2021 | Ardennes in Autumn | Drone DJI Mini 2

All footage was shot on a DJI Mini 2


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEykubkVcso

Belgium - Ardennes | 4k | 2022 | Belgium From Above | Walzin Castle | Drone DJI Mini 2

All footage was shot on a DJI Mini 2

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_XLFGzqJ4Q

Dinant, Belgium | 2021 | 4k | Ardennes | Drone DJI Mini 2

All footage was shot on a DJI Mini 2

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uleQjnesibk

In this video you can drive along on Autoroute A4 E411 from Neufchâteau to Rochefort in the Southeast of Belgium. The A4 connects the Belgian capital Brussels to the border with Luxembourg in the country's Southeast.

The majority of the A4 runs through Belgium's Wallonia region, which is French-speaking. It's quite a scenic highway that runs through a part of the Ardennes region which comprises many hills and forests. As you can see, during the holidays this highway can get especially crowded, even on sundays.

#autoroute #a4 #e411 #belgium #neufchateau #rochefort


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYpAXvDWHu0

Rochefort is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium, close to the Ardennes.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Ave-et-Auffe, Buissonville, Éprave, Han-sur-Lesse, Jemelle, Lavaux-Sainte-Anne, Lessive, Mont-Gauthier, Rochefort, Villers-sur-Lesse, and Wavreille.

The town was the site of the Battle of Bure during the Second World War.

Raymond Devos (9 November 1922 – 15 June 2006) was a Belgian-French humorist, stand-up comedian and clown. He is best known for his sophisticated puns and surreal humour.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6McsSPRfpNU

A67 in the Netherlands and E34 in Belgium, from Eindhoven to Antwerp.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JketCZEQujc

The tram of Ghent connects major locations in the city by finding its way through the medieval city center. Operated by two types of Bombardier trams, it forms the backbone of transport at this popular city trip destination and student city.

This video is the 4th episode of the series Transport, which describes various public transport networks (for now in Europe).

About me:
My name is Rick and I am a licensed drone pilot, based in the lovely country of Lithuania.
I started the channel dronthego in order to share my passion for towns, cities and transportation.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUur9qKs-XU

Mons is een Waalse stad in België en de hoofdstad van de provincie Henegouwen. De stad telt ruim 93.000 inwoners. De heilige Waldetrudis is de patroonheilige van de stad.

Bezienswaardigheden: De (niet helemaal voltooide) collegiale Sint-Waltrudiskerk (Collégiale Sainte-Waudru), in Brabantse gotiek werd in 1450 gebouwd.

De belforttoren werd in 1662 gebouwd op de onderbouw van het verwoeste Gravenkasteel dat van de 9e tot de 15e eeuw de verblijfplaats van de graven van Henegouwen was.

De fraaie gebouwen van de Grote Markt (Grand-Place) vormen een waardige entourage voor het Stadhuis (Hôtel de Ville) waaraan Matthijs de Layens in 1458 een hooggotische voorgevel schonk.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoI5SfL7h6k&t=4s

Motorway E19 in Belgium, from Antwerp to Brussels (Antwerpen to Brussel).

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Heidelandschappen in de Belgische Kempen.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SQxP0wC0mU


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrD5VfpuyzE

Ostend with its unique Byzantine styled casino by architect Alban Chambon and its somptuous Art Deco buildings was a paramount beach resort in Western Europe at the age of Belle epoque. Short chronicle of a lost world in twenty images..

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiWmULVmb9A

On May 28, 2023, Antwerp's tram celebrated its 150th anniversary with a large parade of the numerous historic vehicles through the city centre. The current tram fleet is also characterized by diversity: in addition to the iconic PCCs, three low-floor generations now populate the city's tracks, the youngest of which comes from CAF in Spain. Also in the video, of course: the most important sights of the Belgian port city.

With kind support from De Lijn.

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Every country has its own peculiar sounds. Here is a railway crossing in Belgium.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jctpS0T2kIA

Locatie: Stevoortse Kiezel, N739
Traject: Hasselt - Aarschot
Soort: Categorie 2
Rode lichten: 8
Witte lichten: 4
Bellen: 2
Bomen: 2
Andreaskruisen: 4
Passeren:
- MS80 als L Hasselt → Leuven

Video is gemaakt op 22-09-22

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv4wXLp8HZI

In this video you can ride along on various highways from Liège in Belgium to Maastricht in the Netherlands. Starting on the A602 (E25) we drive through the heart of Liège before joining the A3 E40 in the eastern direction. The A3 forms the Northern bypass of Liège.

After passing Liège on the North, we drive onto the A25 (E25) towards the Netherlands. This highway follows the Meuse (Maas) river. Crossing the border at Eijsden, we follow the A2 (E25) towards Maastricht. Maastricht is one of the larger cities in the far South of the Netherlands. I have featured this part of highway in a video before, from Liège to Eindhoven.

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Very beautiful!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tN5BKsAtMo

Sfeerbeelden van de autoloze zondag in september 1973 in Roeselare.

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In de Ardennen.

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Jaren zeventig. Ring Antwerpen.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdvbtmngz40

Brussel tijdens de jaren zeventig en vroege tachtig.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz8NoZGZcUc


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G5Gyw328bw


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL0iccifdqg

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Platteland in Wallonië (Ardennen?)

https://www.discoveringbelgium.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/farm-crops-930x620.jpg

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFfi0vxemNs

Driving in Belgium in November 2023 from Piétrebais to the capital, Brussels, on a country road between villages and towns, the distance is 44 km (27 mi). Thank you very much everyone for watching.

Route

https://maps.app.goo.gl/VGVwpDsLTTwWw...

03:20 Nodebais
06:00 Hamme-Mille
11:20 Nethen
19:00 Oud-Heverlee
21:39 Neerijse
24:00 Neerijse
30:26 Leefdaal
36:34 Vossem
50:00 Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
01:00:45 Brussels

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLqzehmBsuA

Het historische stadje Damme op een steenworp van Brugge is gekend voor gastronomie van de bovenste plank, groene polders en een aantrekkelijk kanalenlandschap dat het tot een waar fietsparadijs maakt. Geniet ervan!

The historic small town of Damme near Bruges is known for its excellent gastronomy, lucious green polders and attractive canals that transform it into a true paradise for cycling. Enjoy!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE8H070MphU

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Voor de kust:

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Het rustige Vlaamse platteland.

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Belgium and its cuisine. Here a recipe for a Ghent speciality: Gentse waterzooi!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcJaQ5fLmbE

Challenged by Pete Thomas, I made this famous and most popular Belgian stew dish, called waterzooi.
Waterzooi is a stew dish from Belgium and originating in Flanders . The second part of the name derives from the Middle Dutch terms "sode", "zo(o)de" and "soot", words referring to the act of boiling or the ingredients being boiled. It is sometimes called Gentse Waterzooi which refers to the Belgian town of Ghent where it originated. The original dish is often made of fish, either freshwater or sea, (known as Viszooitje), though today chicken waterzooi (Kippenwaterzooi) is more common. The most accepted theory is that rivers around Ghent became too polluted and the fish there disappeared.

All versions are based on a soup-base of egg yolk, cream and thickened vegetable broth. The stew itself contains fish or chicken, vegetables including carrots, onions, celeriac, leeks, potatoes and herbs such as parsley, thyme, bay-leaves and sage.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T23yeh6Pwk

1 hour Urban walk in the history and shopping streets of Mechelen (Malines), Belgium in 4K UHD resolution.
This is a reshoot of the Mechelen (Malines) 30fps footage I have made earlier, due to excessive wind background noise.

The walk starts at vijfhoek, through the botanic garden, walking past the canals of the city, grote markt, past the cathedral and ending at the more historic quarter.


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00:00 Fonteinbrug at Vijfhoek (bridge - pont - puente)
00:32 Ingang Botanique - Kruidtuin Mechelen - entrance Botanique garden - Jardín Botánico
02:55 Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-van-Hanswijkbasiliek
07:47 Dijlepad - Mechelen' waterways walk - paseo fluvial
11:22 Our Lady across the Dyle Church - Notre-Dame à travers l'église Dyle - Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-over-de-Dijlekerk - Notre Dame a través de la iglesia de Dyle
12:31 old city library - ancien bibliothèque de la ville - voormalige bibliotheek - biblioteca de la ciudad vieja
12:54 Interior aforementioned church - interieur l'église Dyle - binnenin de OLVOD-Dijlekerk (interior)
19:57 Grootbrug (bridge - pont - puente)
21:31 Van Beethovenbrug (bridge - pont - puente)
22:38 Vismarkt (Marché aux poissons - Pescadería)
25:17 Sint-Romboutstoren (Tour - torre - tower) & Sint-Romboutskathedraal (cathédrale - cathedral - catedral)
27:03 Replica of the Sint-Romboutstower (Réplique Tour)
27:34 Postoffice - bureau de poste - postgebouw - oficina de correos
28:03 statue Margaret of Austria - statue Marguerite d'Autriche - standbeeld Margaretha van Oostenrijk (estatua)
28:20 Central square - Grand place Malines - Grote markt Mechelen - Plaza central
29:22 City hall Mechelen - Mairie Malines - Stadhuis Mechelen - Ayuntamiento Malinas
30:32 City hall court - Jardin Mairie Malines - tuin stadhuis Mechelen - Jardín ayuntamiento Malinas
35:24 Saint Rumbold's Graveyard
37:16 Museum Het Zotte Kunstkabinet (musée - museum - museo)
40:15 Beguinagechurch - Beguinage église - Begijnhofkerk - Iglesia de Beguinage
42:16 Brewery Anchor - brasserie het Anker - Brouwerij het Anker - Cervecería
43:21 Beguinage Church - Eglise du Béguinage - Begijnhofkerk - Iglesia de Beguinage
45:43 Saint Catherine's Church - Église Sainte-Catherine - Sint-Katelijnekerk - Iglesia de santa Catalina
50:57 Barracks Museum & WW2 genocide memorial - Kazerne Dossin (museo)
51:19 Tineltuin (garden/park - jardin/parque - jardín/parque)
51:40 City Library - bibliothèque Malines - Het Predikheren - bibliotheek Mechelen - biblioteca Malinas
56:16 Refugie van de Abdij van Sint-Truiden (Refugiado - Refugee)
56:55 Klapgat (little shortcut)
57:15 Saint Jan' church - Saint Jean église - Sint-Jan-Baptist-en Sint-Jan-Evangelistkerk - Iglesia de san juan
59:24 Musée/court - Museum Hof van Busleyden (museo)
01:03:56 livestock market - marché aux bestiaux - Veemarkt - mercado de ganado
01:04:39 Saint Peter and Paulchurch / Sint-Pieter-en-Paulkerk / Iglesia de San Pedro y San Pablo
01:05:21 Court Mechelen - Tribunal Malines - Rechtbank Mechelen - Corte de Malinas
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In het zuiden van België zijn verschillende scheepsliften te vinden. Vier oude zijn vervangen door een nieuwe, we gaan eerst kijken naar de oude. [140a]

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This is a walk at the Wenduine Beach Promenade, a small strip between Blankenberge and De Haan.
A cute little walk featuring ''De rotonde'' and ''de Spioenkop'', both features, make these twelve and a halve minutes promenade one of my favourites for sure!

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In het Bagijnhof van Diest, een lief, rustig plaatsje aan de rand van het Hageland.
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Lente in het Hageland, de Tuin van België a.k.a het Belgische Toscane.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84d1ZZ1dG6s

In een artikel van Natuurpunt lees ik dat een bever een dam gebouwd heeft in de Heiloop, een riviertje in het natuurgebied Griesbroek, waardoor een deel overstroomd is en het wandelpad enkel nog met laarzen toegankelijk is. Daar wil ik wel eens een kijkje gaan nemen ... Het wordt een avontuurlijke wandeling en voor het eerst zie ik een zwarte specht!
Het artikel vind je hier: https://www.natuurpunt.be/nieuws/beve...
Meer info over het gebied vind je hier: https://www.natuurpunt.be/natuurgebie...
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Scheepswerf De Durme te Tielrode van 1928 tot 1976