Week 2: Belgium from A to Z
Belgium is split in different linguistic areas, the biggest ones being the Dutch-speaking Flanders and the South-speaking Wallonia. More than a language divide, it is also a cultural, religious, and political one. When I travel in the Flanders, I sometimes feel like in a foreign country, more in the Netherlands than in “my” Belgium. Yet I love that about Belgium: we are as different as can be, and yet we know how to stick together when necessary.
So what is our commom ground ?
- Mussels and French fries that we eat with mayo !
- our love for Beer and chocolate, plus tons of wonderful desserts like waffles !
- our even share of rain all year long!
- our lit highways that can be seen from space!
What are the specialties of each area?
In the Flanders
- The means of transportations: bikes, bikes and more bikes !!!! Plus barges on canals.
- The flatness of the lanscape
- Windmills sticking out in most villages
In Wallonia:
- Deep forests on rolling hills
- Our love for parties and local festivals
- Hidden castles and historical battlefields (the battle of the Bulge, Waterloo …)
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