Belgium lies in Western Europe. The land is mostly flat coastal areas in the northeast, southeast and is occupied by the Ardennes. Dutch, Flemish, French and German are the official languages of Belgium, the Netherlands being the most spoken, followed by French. The weather here is fairly predictable. April to September is the hottest. Otherwise, the weather is very humid and the sky is gray, which explains why umbrellas and raincoats are a part of the association. So if the visit is planned for holidays during the rainy season, do not forget to make adequate coverage for maximum protection, because it is a coastal region. In an emergency, dial 100 or 112.
Culture
The Belgians are in favor of English and support all attempts to speak English with a foreigner. Remember to bring a small gift or at least flowers especially when invited to dinner. The dress is to wear in the invitation to be mentioned when invited to a party. Smoking in public is acceptable.
Travel
Delta Air Transport has inaugurated its new European airline SN Brussels Airlines recently. It serves over 58 destinations in Europe and worldwide. The Brussels Airport is twelve miles Zayentem of the city and it takes 35 minutes to reach the city from the airport.The airport has facilities like duty free shops, parking, taxi booking, car rental, banks, post office, restaurants and medical help. Internet and fax service for passengers. The Airport City Express carries passengers to three main railway stations – Brussels North, Central and South America. An application can take a bus that runs regularly between the airport, taxis can be hired, the wait outside the arrivals hall and tipping the taxi driver as usual. The train here leaves every 15 minutes.
Another airport is Brussels South Charleroi, 5 km from Charleroi and 46 km from Brussels. Ryan Air is a local airline here and has cheap deals for several European destinations to and from Charleroi. The facilities provided here are the bus and train, coffee, car hire, and duty free shops.
Ostend airport is 5 km from the city and parking, car rental, duty free shops and restaurants can be found here.
Antwerp Airport is only 2 km from the city. Buses run to the Brussels Central Station every few minutes.
Cork is at a distance of 5 km from downtown. Buses run at regular intervals here.
The leaving tax at Brussels Zayentem is €20.93, Brussels South Charleroi is €3.49, Ostend and Antwerp is €10, and at Liege is €7.
Here is a network of high speed trains operated by Thalys, from Belgium, France, connecting Brussels with other destinations like Bordeaux, Chambéry, Cannes, Marseilles, Lyon, Nice, Perpignan and Rennes Valencia. Reservations must be made in advance for these trains. The national railway company during the working day, the service provides every few minutes to destinations such as Andorra, Austria, France, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Poland, Luxembourg, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Travel Insider cannot claim the Inter-Rail pass, the visitor to almost 29 European countries. This service is for residents who have been settled more than 6 months.
Shopping
Brussels, Antwerp, Bruges, Ostend, Namur, Mons, Liege, Ghent and Mechelen are the major shopping centers. Belgium is famous for ceramics and hand-beaten copper products from Dinant, laces from Bruges, crystals from Val Saint Lambert, woodcarvings from Spa and the best chocolates from Belgium. Diamonds from Antwerp to the high demand as jewelry
Eating and Drinking
The specialty of most restaurants is horse meat and rabbits. Even though visitors can find a wide range of ethnic foods, but the most well-known are frites and mayonnaise and mitraillette; mitraillette is a large bun filled with fries, donair meat and garlic sauce, the vegetarians can ask for a veg. substitute for the donair meat.. Over dinner at a restaurant, tipping is considered customary with VAT. In the cinemas, leave a tip € 0.50 for € 0.25 in auxiliary function to use public restrooms.
Hotel at Belgium:
Boutique Hotel Onderbergen
Domein Leegendael
Hampshire Hotel- Eurotel
Pullman Brussels Airport
Warwick Barsey Hotel Brussels
Relais & Chateaux Hotel Heritage
Sheraton Brussels Hotel
Be Manos Hotel