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I'm planning to visit belgium in May 2013, and plan to stay in Genval, my office is in Lahulpe .
Are there trains running between Genval & La hulpe.

or could you please suggest an affordable place to live studio apartment/hotel near the La hulpe area to live for 3weeks?

Is the area around safe at around 0030 hours. Arriving with wife and child and with two pieces of luggage. Can I get a taxi from there to my hotel at Hotel Belmont at Boulevard d'Anvers, 10, Brussels.

Hola viajeros. Pienso hacer en 20 o 22 días la siguiente ruta: Pontevedra, Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, Santander, Santillana del Mar, Bilbao, San Sebastian, Bayonne, Toulouse, Carcasonne,Lyon, Bruselas, Brujas, Gante, Berlin, Sttutgart. ¿Es posible en ese lapso? Caso contrario ¿Qué se podría eliminar si es menos imperdible? ¿Qué no debería perderme? Desde ya gracias a todos.

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Hi, do you know some flower shop in Diest ?? if you know please give me e-mail adresse or a phone number.. thanks

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I'll be staying in Brussels in July and I wonder if it is possible to go to Vimy see the Canadian memorial site at Vimy ridge...

Or may by bus ? but I would much prefer a train if possible...

Ieper might be also a possible destination... any recommendation appreciated.

thanks in advance

Hi, I'm going to be spending some time over the next three months visiting Brussels and wanted to find a private French tutor. I have a basic knowledge of the language and am looking for someone to spend a few afternoons with me a week just speaking French. Any suggestions on finding someone? Thanks!

We're trying to find a way to get from Bruges to the Netherlands in one day (this April) while also being able to stop and see Antwerp for a little bit, so we're thinking that renting a car might be the best option.

I was just wondering what are the requirements for an American to rent a car in this area and which company would be the easiest to work with / cheapest to use?

Plan would basically be to rent the car early in the morning from Bruges, drive to Antwerp, find somewhere to park for a handful of hours to go see/do a few things there, and then drive to either Rotterdam or The Hague (haven't decided which yet) to drop the car off the same night.

I know there are trains/buses that can do this route too, but we're thinking that with a car we can be on our own schedule and also have somewhere to store our bags (in the truck) while we are in Antwerp.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

At end of October we shall be in Brussels, and we have three free days. We already have been in Belgium, so we visited Brussels, Ghent, Antwerp and Bruges. We are interested to see beautiful architecture, picturesque streets, churches, castles. We shall travel by train and we would like to do day trips, probably 3 trips. I am not sure which of the below towns to visit (I have a list of 6 and need to select 3). Can you please tell me your opinion about these places , which of them is more beautiful and interesting and can be visit in a short day trip (at end of October the days are short).

1. Aachen 2. Mechelen 3. Tervuren 4. Tournai 5. Liege 6. Maastricht

Maybe have you other suggestions about nice towns to be visited?

One more question: I see that in Belgium there are train tickets for seniors. If we are not from Belgium or from Europe, can we still buy those tickets?

I know this can be done but I'd appreciate a link to a timetable. Please don't direct me to the official website as I've spent half a frustrating hour being told my input is unclear or there is no service that day...... TIA

so i am in belgium and i bought a deactivated grenade. i am travelling back to london tomorrow from luxembourg airport on british airways. I have hold luggage as well as hand luggage. can I put my deactivated grenade in hold luggage? or will it be confiscated?

Hi, I am going to a concert at the Sportspaleis on a Wednesday evening. The concert starts at 20.30 but I am unsure when it will finish...I suppose it will be around 23.30/midnight at the latest.

Does anyone know if I can be sure to get back to Brussels via train that late? Will I be OK to get tram from Sportspaleis and then train from Antwerp Centraal in time (bearing in mind additional crowds, waiting times etc.?

Any advice would be very helpful. Thanks

where can me and wife find a room to stay four to six months?

Hi! I am going from Amsterdam to Brussels Airport with friends, but we want to visit Antwerp since it is on our way. We planned to arrive around 8 pm in Antwerp and I would like to know if there any are pubs or clubs open where we could be until 5 am when we have to go to the Airport? Help? Thank you :)

Hi, I'm planning a one day trip to Kuekenhoff from Brussels on 20'th April . The Thyls trains are available up to Rotterdam only on that day. Which is the shortest and easiest route to reach Leiden/ Schipole from Rotterdam?. As the Kuekenhof buses pick up points are from these two stations. Thanks in advance

My husband and I will be arriving in Brussels on a Sunday morning in August and staying overnight, leaving Monday around noon for Paris. We will not have a car. I know nothing about Brussels short of what I have read here and other guides. Do I want to stay around the Grand Place or over on Avenue Louise? I want to walk around and see things Sunday and I want a good room for a good nights sleep Sunday night. Thanks for any advice.

hi :) im going to brussels in march and hopefully will have one day for antwerp. can smone tell me what is a must in antwerp??? a must to see, to eat, to join, or whatever. if there is smth for me, plz let me know! thanks :)

hi :) my first question is; does anyone have a recommendable restaurant in brussels? smwhere i can enjoy dishes which r very belgian, & at a reasonable price if possible plz coz im still an uni student. & since im gonna be there alone, itd be perfect if atmosphere of the restaurant u recommend is friendly ;) my second question is: does anyone have an idea/ information about a massage done with chocolate? since belgium is famous for chocolate and i watched a TV program about belgium before, in which a leg massage with chocolate was highlighted, im still interested in it! but unfortunately, the TV program didnt tell us much information about the shop that offered a chocolate massage. im going travelling to brussels soon in march. so if there is smone who helps me out with these issues above, id def. appreciate it so much. thanks :)

hi im planning to go travelling to brussels soon in march. i have one simple but "cant find easily" question about the shuttle bus stop. where is the bus stop of the shuttle bus for Charleroi Airport? i just know its around brussels south station (gare due midi zuidstation), but since im not that good at directions and cant miss taking a shuttle bus in order not to miss my flight, i wanna know exactly which street the stop is on. if smone remembers it, could u plz let me share it??? thank u for ur help :)

I'll be visiting Brussels on 17'th April 2013 & planning to do a day trip to Tulip garden on 20 April, my questions are 1. Is there any conducted tour from Brussels to Kuekenhoff/Tulip Garden & back? 2. If not is there any direct bus from Brussels to a place near Kuekenhoff? 3. Which is the easiest way to do a one day trip to Tulip garden from Brussels ? 4. Can I hire a private car with driver for this trip? if so how much will be the cost? Thanks in advance

Dear All, I am traveling in Trieste, Italy. I plane to leave at February 05 in the morning. My flight is 6:45 am. It is too early, and the first bus arriving at the airport is 5:50. Do you guys think it is a good idea to go to the Trieste airport tonight and stay there? Thank you a lot!

I am trying to find the ticket sales site for the six days of gent cycle races on the web with little success. As this will be my first trip to these races has anyone got any tips on where to stay, getting around etc many thanks in advance VT'ers.

Hi All, I am planning to travel to Bruges ( Ferry Crossing and then Car ) in Belgium from UK , just for a weekend. With my wife and two kids. Can anyone suggest a good economical place to stay. :-) Plan out there, is just to walk, soak in the atmosphere. Good food, good cafe ( My wife is a pure veggie so, not sure if that will be a problem ) Any suggestions? Cheers, RK.

Hello, I am coming to Leuven for a week and I like dancing salsa (or at times other Latino American dances). Tried to google but didn't find anything of use. Is there any place that organises Latino American dancing evenings (either when they only play Latino music or when at the beginning of the evening they give a lesson of dancing and the rest of the evening everyone dances as they wish) or specifically Salsa evenings? Otherwise, if nothing Latino American, or specifically Salsa doesn't exist, is there any other place in Leuven which organizes some kind of a dance lesson and then after that, the rest of the evening it's simply the disco? thank you for the answers in advance. P.S. I will be in Leuven from Tuesday to Monday.

I hope to travel to Antwerp with my daughter in October 2013. I want an hotel that is convenient to the centre for shopping and also for travel to and from Brussels Airport. We hope to go to the Sportpaleis for a gymnastic competition. My questions are 1. Is it easy to get from Brussels airport to Antwerp by public transport and 2. Is the Sportpaleis/ Lotto centre far from the centre of Antwerp Many thanks in advance Redheadireland

I would like to take a trip by train to Brugge, but would like to leave my luggage in Amsterdam so I'm not encumbered on the train. I would spend 1 night in Brugge before returning to Amsterdam to embark on a cruise. Is there a way to accomplish this.

Arriving in Amsterdam, and would like to take an overnight tour to Brugge, before going back to Amsterdam. Has anyone done this?

Does anyone know where exactly this place is located in Liege. And, can we get inside of this abondand building?

I have travelled to Paris many times and rented an apartment but have decided it is time to try somewhere else... so I would like some help with self catering and areas to stay in Brussels I plan to be there in a couple of weeks this is of course short notice but I do flyby the seat of my pants... so any help would be greatly appreciated...Thank you in advance... Leanne

Is there such a thing in Brussels? If so lead me to it. My friend and I are thinking of a a trip to Belgium (Brussels, Antwerp, Bruges, and Ghent) and possibly staying in Brussels if that is cheaper, and maybe a night or two in Bruges. We would like to stay in a B&B that has a cozy old-fashioned athmosphere, but are on a budget so the cheaper the better. Thanks.