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A Belgian Year...or More!!: The Trappist Tradition

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A Belgian Year.or More! Our "Belgian Year" has been extended, but the blogging will continue! Saturday, January 24, 2009. I know I've mentioned the impressive array of truly excellent beer available in Belgium before, and the country's reputation for brewing is certainly known worldwide. There is however, a small category of beers for which Belgium is particularly famous, and that is the Trappist brews. The seven Trappist abbey-breweries are:. January 24, 2009 at 9:50 PM. January 25, 2009 at 10:16 AM.

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A Belgian Year...or More!!: Belgian Culinary Delights

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A Belgian Year.or More! Our "Belgian Year" has been extended, but the blogging will continue! Saturday, March 21, 2009. A country with distinct Flemish (Dutch) and French influences, including language, it is sometimes said that Belgium serves food with the quantity of Germany and the quality of France.". But first, a little introduction to some of the best Belgian dishes (besides mussels and fries) is in order. In Dutch. It's a Flemish version of the French beef stew, using (of course! It's another stew...

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A Belgian Year...or More!!: We Have Finally Arrived!

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A Belgian Year.or More! Our "Belgian Year" has been extended, but the blogging will continue! Saturday, October 25, 2008. We Have Finally Arrived! After approximately 14 months, I believe that we can finally declare ourselves legitimate residents of Belgium, and for a couple of reasons. Firstly, we are now contributing to the tax revenue of the State (and generously I might add - Belgium has one of the highest income tax rates in the world! We're enjoying Belgium as much as ever, and on almost a daily ba...

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A Belgian Year...or More!!: Het Boekenfestijn is Fantastisch!!

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A Belgian Year.or More! Our "Belgian Year" has been extended, but the blogging will continue! Wednesday, October 29, 2008. Het Boekenfestijn is Fantastisch! A few weeks ago Brussels hosted a huge traveling book fair, called "Het Boekenfestijn". Greeting cards, wrapping paper, etc., so despite it being on the other side of town, Carl and I decided to check it out. Boy, am I glad we did! Anyway, we are now huge fans of Het Boekenfestijn, and can't wait to visit it again when it comes to town! They won't be...

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A Belgian Year...or More!!: A Very Merry European Christmas

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A Belgian Year.or More! Our "Belgian Year" has been extended, but the blogging will continue! Monday, December 22, 2008. A Very Merry European Christmas. The holidays have really crept up on me this year, mostly because I was sick for the last week of November and the first two weeks of December. I'm finally back to 100% just this past week, but now there's so much to do in so little time that it's been a little crazy! Anyway, I doubt you want to hear all the details, so I'll move on to the fun stuff.

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A Belgian Year...or More!!: Beautiful Baden-Württemburg!

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A Belgian Year.or More! Our "Belgian Year" has been extended, but the blogging will continue! Saturday, January 3, 2009. I hope everyone had a safe, happy and healthy holiday! As I mentioned in a previous post, we spent Christmas with our friends Volker and Johanna in Tübingen, in Baden-Württemburg state in Germany, and then returned to Brussels for New Year's Eve. We had a wonderful time in Germany, and as always I have some photos and commentary to share! First up of course, is Tübingen. January 8, 200...

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A Belgian Year...or More!!: Le Quartier Thieffry

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A Belgian Year.or More! Our "Belgian Year" has been extended, but the blogging will continue! Friday, November 14, 2008. I'm not sure if I've stated it clearly in any previous posts or not, but our neighborhood continues to be one of the things we've enjoyed most about our time in Belgium thus far. For that reason I thought I'd take a little time to properly introduce it to those of you who haven't yet made it here to visit us. Our commune (municipality) is called Etterbeek. There's the butcher;. There a...

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A Belgian Year...or More!!: Home Again

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A Belgian Year.or More! Our "Belgian Year" has been extended, but the blogging will continue! Tuesday, September 30, 2008. Well it's been a very busy three weeks or so, but we're now settled back into our apartment in Brussels, and Carl starts his new job tomorrow! Quick summary of our visit to the USA:. US states visited: 4 (CA, OR, MD, VA) Washington DC. Stores shopped: at least a dozen! Furniture moved: all of it (from one storage unit to another, and some of it sold - whew! Sushi meals eaten: 3.

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A Belgian Year...or More!!: A Weighty Issue

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A Belgian Year.or More! Our "Belgian Year" has been extended, but the blogging will continue! Wednesday, October 8, 2008. They're pretty startling, and confirm that the difference I noted wasn't just a matter of skewed perception on my part. As of 2004 (the last year for which data from both countries was available here. And to calculate yours click here for English units. And here for metric units. Okay, before I start throwing my opinion around, let me state the obvious: I am no scientist or health exp...

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A Belgian Year...or More!!: Loaded Interview Questions

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A Belgian Year.or More! Our "Belgian Year" has been extended, but the blogging will continue! Sunday, October 12, 2008. There is however, definitely one BIG difference, and my recent interview highlights it perfectly. Here was how the interview started:. Question 1: "So we have your date of birth as XX/XX/XXXX - is that correct? Question 2: "Are you married? Question 3: "Any children? Good thing you didn't ask any American female single-parents for their opinion ;). October 13, 2008 at 2:48 AM. Dissentin...