Belgium
By Ryan Nagao | Period 6 | 4/27/15
Climate/Weather
Culture
Sightseeing Activities
- The Musical Instrument Museum is a museum that contains over 8,000 musical instruments, and it is renowned internationally because of this
- Saint Michael and Saint Gudula Cathedral in Brussels began construction at the beginning of the 13th century. It took about 300 years to be made complete. It shows the style of architecture that was around during that time (Gothic)
- Mini-Europe in Brussels similar to Chinatown it has more than 350 mini versions of monuments across Europe. It was opened by Prince Philip in 1989. They are all outside, so they had to be built so that they could bear the weather. They provide descriptions of the landmarks, and they provide a small-scale sculpture of the landmarks
The Musical Instrument Museum
Saint Michael and Saint Gudula Cathedral
Mini-Europe
Current Information
- They use the Euro (1USD->.92EUR)
- They are a federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy.
- Their current monarch is King Philippe, and their government is ruled by Prime Minister Elio Di Rupa
- They have a good economy, mainly industry and service
- They have a free enterprise (where independent businesses aren't regulated by the government, but can still compete for profit)
- Their main exports are cars, chemicals, and medicines
A Food
"1. In a bowl, combine flour, sugar and baking powder. In another bowl, lightly beat egg yolks. Add milk, butter and vanilla; mix well. Stir into dry ingredients just until combined. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold into batter.
2.Bake in a preheated waffle iron according to manufacturer's directions until golden brown. Serve with strawberries or syrup.Yield: 10 waffles (about 4-1/2 inches)," (n.d., 1997)
Transportation and Lodging (The Trip)
Grand Square in Brussels
Cattle in the Antwerp Zoo
Mini-Europe
Ghent Hotel from the outside
Ghent Hotel interior
A room in the Ghent Hotel
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