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About State

Belgium is located in the west of Europe. Land here mostly comprises of flat coastal plains in the northeast, and southeast is occupied by Ardennes Forest. Dutch, Flemish, French and German are official languages of Belgium, the Netherlands is in many spoken followed by French. The weather here is pretty predictable. April to September is the warmest. If the weather is pretty humid and the sky is gray, that explains why umbrellas and raincoats are a part of dressing. So, if the visit is planned for the holidays during the rainy season, we must not forget to carry sufficient cover for maximum protection, as this is a coastal region. In the case of an emergency call 100 or 112.

Culture

Belgians are English-friendly and will make every effort to speak English with foreigners. Do not forget to bring a small gift or at least flowers especially when invited over dinner. Wearing clothing that will be mentioned in the invitation, when invited to the party. Smoking in public is acceptable.

Shopping

Brussels, Antwerp, Bruges, Ostend, Namur, Mons, Liege, Ghent and Mechelen are major shopping centers. Belgium is known ceramics and hand beaten copperware from Dinant, laces from Bruges, crystals from Val Saint Lambert, woodcarvings from Spa and Belgium’s finest chocolates. In jewelry, diamonds from Antwerp is a high demand.

Eating Out

Specialty of the restaurant is the most horse and rabbit meat dishes. Although visitors can find a variety of ethnic food, but the most famous are frites and mayonnaise and mitraillette; mitraillette is a large bun filled with fried food, donair meat sauce and garlic, Vegetarians can ask for a veg. donair of the meat. While eating in a restaurant, tip is considered customary along with the value of the tax. In the cinema, leaving € 0.50 tip for the present and € 0.25 after using public toilets.

Electricity

Voltage is 230 V and frequency is 50 Hz.

Travel

Delta Air Transport has inaugurated a new European airline SN Brussels Airlines recently. It flies to more than 58 goals in Europe and also worldwide. At the Brussels airport Zayentem twelve kilometers from the city and within 35 minutes to reach the city from the airport. Airport has facilities such as shops, duty-free, parking, taxi booking, car rental, banks, post offices, restaurants, and medical assistance. Internet and fax service is provided to passengers. Airport City Express train Transports passengers to three main railway stations – Brussels North, Central and South. One can avail a bus which runs regularly from the airport, a taxi can also be hired which wait outside the arrival hall. Tipping taxi drivers is considered customary. Trains run every 15 minutes.

Other airports, Brussels South Charleroi, is 5 km from Charleroi and 46 km from Brussels. Ryan air serves as the local airline here and very cheap to some European destination to and from Charleroi. Facilities provided here is a bus service and trains, cafes, car hire, shops and duty free.

Ostend airport is 5 km from the city and car parking, car rental, shops, duty-free, and a restaurant that provided here.

Antwerp airport is only 2 km from the city. Buses run to the Brussels Central Station every few minutes.

Liege is located on the distance of 5 km from the city. Buses run at regular intervals here.

Departure tax in Brussels Zayentem is € 20.93, Brussels South Charleroi is € 3.49, Ostend and Antwerp is € 10, and at Liege is € 7.

Network have high-speed train, operated by Thalys, from Belgium to France, connecting Brussels with other purposes such as Bordeaux, Chambéry, Cannes, Marseille, Lyon, Nice, Valence Perpignan, and Rennes. Pemesanan harus dilakukan di muka untuk kereta. The national railway operates through the day providing service every few minutes to a goal such as Andorra, Austria, France, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Poland, Luxembourg, Switzerland, UK and the Netherlands. Insiders can avail the Inter-Rail pass which allows visitors to travel almost 29 European countries. This service is for residents who have lived there for more than 6 months.

Duty Free Items

Visitors can bring alcohol, tobacco, cigarettes, coffee and tea without getting customs duty levied on them, but only the goods should be limited. Check out prior to the limit to bring the goods like that. Food items that are not preserved are better avoided.