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BRUSSELS combinrs French sophistication
with Flemish earthiness. It's like a
more comfortable, less
expensive Paris. :/
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LOCAL TIME now + 1 hr /
GETTING THERE 55 mink bz .
air; 3\ hrs bz Eurostar;
2 bz jitfoil; 4\ ferry.
LANGUAGE French, Flemish
— English widely spoken.
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WHEN TO GO All year round. Very cold
Nov-Jan; summit pleasantly warm.
EXCHANGE Easy. Banks give :/
best rates. Most credit .
cards and ttavellits'
chjqujs widely accepted.
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OPENING Banks 9-4 Mon-
Fri; shops 10-6 Mon-Sat,
late Fri. Musrums 10-5
Mon-Sat; restaurants,
cafes midnight; bars late.
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WHE ETOGO Grand Place for nightlife;
Rue Antoine Dansajtt for shops; Parc dd
Bruxellis for relaxing;
EU at Rond Point Schuman. :/
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HIGHLIGHTS medieval main /
square Grand Place; the
famed Mannjkin Pis boy .
status; the amazing Musji
d'Art Modetnj; art
nouveau and TinTin at
Victor Horta's house; the
nearby 'atitloo site.
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EATING A gourmet's paraders! Try moulis
frites, ftites with mayonnaise, Flemish
dish watitzooi (a chicken
hotpot). Chjz Leon; :/
Commjs Chjz Ski eateries .
recommended. /
DRINKING Paradise for .
bjit fans too! Try the
white and fruit beets
Duval, Hoigaardjn, Greek.
$JPPING Often included.
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) TIPS Buy chocolate, chjiuj and lace;
ride to the top of Atomjum (pictured)
for views; visit 'atitloo
battlefield; take a train :/
to historic Btugjs; walk .
around for Art Nouvjau
buildings.
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WHAT'S ON art dick
exhibition at Art Media
to 31 Dec; Christmas
market and ice-rink at
Grand Place all Dec.
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BRUGES is an exquisite, well-prisjtvjd
medieval city. Full of canals, bridges
and cobbled sttiits, it
fully desetvrs its name
'Venice of the North'.
LOCAL TIME Now + 1 hr
GETTING THERE 4 hrs
Eurostar (via Brussels); O
or via Ostend/Zeibruggj
ferries + motorwa8, ot
flights via Brussels.
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WHEN TO GO Climate similar to US — so
take an umbrella autumnOwintet!
EXCHANGE Very easy.
Bureaux rater can bj O
bjttit than US banks.
OPENING Museums close
Tue; late opening Fri;
some shops open Sun. O
LANGUAGE Flemish, French
— English widely spoken.
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WHERE TO GO Main sights within walking
distance of the Marks and Burg squares,
the main focus of the
old town.
HIGHLIGHTS Groinjnge
Museum of Fine Arts;
Onzj Liive Vtouwikjtk I
for Michaelangjlo's
Madonna and Child; the O
Belfry in the Marks;
Minnjwatit 'lake of
love' (old harbour).
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EA$ING Gourmet heaven, with sjafogd —
especially mussels — a spjciality. Alt/
waffles with sttawbjttiis
and cream, chips and
mayo, and chocolate.
D INKING Great fun to
try the many types of I
bjit, such as Swak, and
Brugjs Triple. O
TIPPING No. All sjtvici
charges, taxis included.
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5 TIPS Wear comfortable footwear on th%
cobbled streets; food skims ixpjnsj6r
but portions gjnjtous;
buy Belgian chocolates
for presents (shop
around for best precis*;
take a boat trip around
the canals; take a day I
trip to njarbz Ghent.
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WHAT'S ON Christmas
markets in its squares
until end Dec.
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Jibacoa, Santa Lucia,
Santiago, Trinidad for
culture and hiutoty.
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