Monday, July 21, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Belgium National Day
Belgians take to the streets of Brussels on 21 July every year with their black, yellow and red flags to celebrate with street festivals, music and a stunning firework display in front of the grand Royal Palace.Other highlights include free entry to key cultural and royal venues, including the Royal Palace (cour des Comptes), Belgian Parliament (rue de la Lois) and Royal Museums of Art and History (rue de la Régence).The streets fill with musicians, theatre and parades. The army put on a show at place Poelaert, while sport and an arts and crafts market take place on the rue de la Régence.A spectacular firework display ends the festivities at 11pm on the Place des Palais in the centre of town.
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This Jupilers for you!
Amid all the patriotic tub-thumping about the recently sealed takeover of Anheuser-Busch, maker of all-American King of Beers Budweiser, by Belgian-Brazilian InBev, one vital fact has gotten lost.Americans could soon get to drink a lot more, and more unusual, kinds of beers.
InBev says it's looking at "brand strategies" before deciding which new beers to ship across the pond. "Maybe we'll sell a Russian beer in the U.S.," says spokeswoman Marianne Amssoms. InBev owns four breweries in Russia, including one called Tinkov and one called Tolstiak.
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Boobs for Belgium
Sending in pictures of your boobs to solve the political crisis in Belgium. Sounds like the best idea I've heard yet, and how can it be any worse than what these idiots have accomplished in the last year.We will take direct submissions of boobs on this website for any reason.
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