Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Don't go to Brussels airport by car
Belgium is gearing up for a long holiday weekend and works at Brussels Airport in Zaventem (Flemish Brabant) look like putting a damper on the spirits of holidaymakers heading for other climes.
Thursday is May Day or Labour Day in Belgium and an official holiday. This year the holiday coincides with another holiday in the Christian calendar, Ascension.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Belgium Flower Garden
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For more than 60 years one man in Belgium has laboured to keep the flower garden he promised to his wife.
It looks lovely - like a well-kept city park, or perhaps a flower farm. But it's a private garden - the work of one elderly Belgian, Fernand Geyselings.
Three hundred varieties of tulip compete with daffodils, hyacinths and fritillaries for a colourful and fragrant effect.
For six weeks, it's open to the public - only while the flowers are in bloom.
But a whole hectare is hard work for one man, who promised his then fiancee a flower garden in 1947.
It is located in the north of Belgium, in Kessel, not far from the Dutch border. Last year, 40,000 visitors from 46 countries came to see it. many birds have chosen to make it their permanent home.
For more than 60 years one man in Belgium has laboured to keep the flower garden he promised to his wife.
It looks lovely - like a well-kept city park, or perhaps a flower farm. But it's a private garden - the work of one elderly Belgian, Fernand Geyselings.
Three hundred varieties of tulip compete with daffodils, hyacinths and fritillaries for a colourful and fragrant effect.
For six weeks, it's open to the public - only while the flowers are in bloom.
But a whole hectare is hard work for one man, who promised his then fiancee a flower garden in 1947.
It is located in the north of Belgium, in Kessel, not far from the Dutch border. Last year, 40,000 visitors from 46 countries came to see it. many birds have chosen to make it their permanent home.
Taxation in Belgium is the highest in Europe
Expatriates and Belgian citizens suffer from one of the highest taxation rates in the EU. In 2006, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development revealed that Belgium has the highest tax burden - including social security - in Europe at 55.4% for a single earner.
This compares to an average 42% in Europe. An expatriate working in Belgium will typically be liable to Belgian income tax. STORY IN EXPATICA
Brussels Annual Flea Market
This year again, all amateur bargain-hunters will meet up at the traditional major flea market of 1 May on Boulevard de la Plaine, between the two university campuses.
This pleasant, nostalgic market has a festive feel, and the encounter between students out for fun and budding amateurs is always good spirited.
The 22th edition of this event will take place on 1st May, from 8 am to 4.30 pm and bargain-hunters will definitely want to get up early for this.
This pleasant, nostalgic market has a festive feel, and the encounter between students out for fun and budding amateurs is always good spirited.
The 22th edition of this event will take place on 1st May, from 8 am to 4.30 pm and bargain-hunters will definitely want to get up early for this.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Mentos World Record attempt in Belgium
Hundreds of Belgians, covered in raingear, attempt to set the world record for the largest Diet Coke & Mentos explosion in Leuven. Not a lot to do in Leuven....
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