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The quality of the Belgian chocolates and famous Belgian pralines has been acknowledged worldwide. The chocolate “made in Belgium” is known as a delicacy. Belgian chocolate pralines have been the food of champions, a lure for lovers, the indulgence of the rich and later, the favorite of the masses.

In most of the pubs in both Holland and Belgium, when ordering a beer you might be offered traditional snacks which most often include Gouda cheese cubes with mustard. It’s a fine combination which goes extremely well especially with dark Belgian beers along with dried sausages or nuts.

The term “Gouda” is now a generic name, and not restricted to cheese of Dutch origin.

The Swine flu has been speculated in the World’s leading media sources as the number one news topic creating a great deal of attention and reaching only one one reported case of swine flu in the Benelux. One patient with a swine flu diagnosis in Holland is a great example of swine-flu-mania which has swapped the world and streamed billions of dollars and millions of euros into swine flu prevention programs. It could be compared to the Dutch tulip mania of 1637 in the way of how primitive the Madness of Crowds is still being manipulated by large PR budgets of the Corporations.

Choosing hotel in Belgium

Travel in Belgium is very compact due to the close proximity of Belgian cities to each other. And, while such proximity makes it easy to book hotel in one Belgian city and use it as a base, you will certainly be able to experience much more staying in a hotel or bread&breakfast in any Belgian city or small town that you visit on your Belgium tour.

BRUSSELS: Art Brussels at Brussels Expo: 24 April - 29 April 2009.
Every year in April, ArtBrussels opens its doors and welcomes more than 30 000 art professionals, art collectors and art lovers from all over the world.

Brussels is probably the most cosmopolitan city of Europe, with liveliness and an appeal that are closely linked to its role of the Europe’s crossroads. The capital of Belgium has many spellings, Bruxelles, the French version is most frequent. Brussels is the capital of Belgian Monarchy  and the seat to the Europe’s bureaucratic institutions — The European Commission and the European Parliament.
Brussels is also the Headquarters of NATO and a European lobbying and commercial hub for many multinational corporations. But what describes Brussels best is the greatest variety of museums, bars, restaurants, and other cozy places to visit when you’re up to enjoying life!

Belgium culture starts with Belgian Monarchy, goes through saxophone, museums and comics and on to the enjoyment of  excellent food, chocolates and beers. In fact, there is no single Culture of Belgium. Belgium Culture is a fusion of Flemish culture, French culture and German culture.  A truly common Belgian cultural identity is friendliness and indulgence in life.

Smart textiles, nano textiles and intelligent clothing are becoming more and more the buzzwords throughout the fashion industry. What are the recent evolutions and what is still to come? The smart fashion conference in Antwerp, Belgium, will provide more insight news, ideas and concepts and is an excellent platform for everyone involved with future intelligent fashion design.