Shirley Futch Plaza ~ Computer Training Center: Travel Day -> Belgium

Thursday, May 23, 2019

Travel Day -> Belgium

Belgium, a country in Western Europe, is known for medieval towns, Renaissance architecture and as headquarters of the European Union and NATO. The country has distinctive regions including Dutch-speaking Flanders to the north, French-speaking Wallonia to the south and a German-speaking community to the east. The bilingual capital, Brussels, has ornate guildhalls at Grand-Place and elegant art-nouveau buildings.

There are three colors used in the flag of Belgium: red, black and yellow. ... The yellow represents the yellow lion of Brabant. Finally, the black stripe represents the black lion of Namur and Flanders. It is also believed that the tricolor design was inspired by the national flag of France, albeit with different colors.

Capital and largest city: Brussels

Official Languages: Dutch, French, German

Religion: 60.7% Christianity

32.0% No religion

5.2% Islam

2.1% Other

Size: 11,489 sq. miles (a little bigger than Maryland)

Population: 11,420,000 (same population of Ohio which is 41,000 sq. mi.), 97% is urban

Government: Federal Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy

Weather: 69 degrees, afternoon showers

Time: 7:15pm (6 hours ahead of us)

Flight: 7hrs, 15mins, nonstop $2,041

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Spa, Belgium

As the famed site of healing cold springs, Spa has been frequented as a watering-place since as early as the 14th century. Though other sources of healing mineral springs have become famous throughout the world, it is the town of Spa which has become eponymous with any place having a natural water source that is believed to possess special health-giving properties, as a spa.