reveurdart’s Reviews > Rick Steves Belgium: Bruges, Brussels, Antwerp & Ghent > Status Update
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"Despite its small size, Belgium is diverse. It’s divided—linguistically, culturally, and politically—between French-speaking Wallonia in the south and Dutch-speaking Flanders in the north, with bilingual Brussels in between."
— Oct 31, 2019 09:03AM
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"The heart of Ghent still looks much like it did circa 1500, when this was one of Europe’s greatest cities: bristling with skyscraping towers, rich with art (...)"
— Nov 06, 2019 06:50AM
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"Antwerpenaars (as locals are called) have a love of life, and the city has a funky urbanity. Antwerp’s big-city bustle is the yang to Bruges’ cutesy-village yin. And while Brussels has become international, Antwerp has retained more of a local identity—it’s an honest, what-you-see-is-what-you-get place (...)"
— Nov 05, 2019 10:30AM
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". In the 18th century, when Bruges was in decline and in need of beautification, local authorities made landowners a deal: If they added a statue of Mary to their house, the city would install a gas light to illuminate it (the homeowner benefited from more light and security). Many burghers took them up on the offer, and more than 350 statues of Mary continue to decorate the city (...)"
— Oct 31, 2019 11:30AM
