discountvc

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Peter Van den Broeck

47 / Male

Orlando, FL, USA

About discountvc

Member since 21st Oct 09

Citizenship: Belgium
Marital Status: Engaged
Occupation: Vacation Expert
About discountvc:

Belgian originally, moved to Florida in 2001 and here to stay! Started a property management company and took it to one of the largest in the Orlando area. Realized it was the renter who needed professional help -locally- and started a company Discount Vacation Rentals Online, 417 East Jackson Street, Orlando, Florida 32801 Tel 407-492-0094

Hobbies:

Golf (when there is time)

Favourite places:

Disney World (of course), beaches and/or anything/anywhere I have not been to.

Activity : photos (5) forum (0) guide (200) blog (1) diary (0) trips (0)

Latest Blog Entry

Belgium Europe: Anwerp, Bruges, Brussels

Posted by discountvc | 21st October 2009

For so many tourists, a trip through Belgium is just a bus ride and a stop in Brussels for an hour and the lucky ones even get a stop in Bruges for another hour and they saw Belgium. Unfortunately for them, they missed the point!
If you are visiting Belgium you should take out at least a day or 3-4 to get the true feeling of the Belgian legacy.

What do you know about Belgium? First of all, everyone there speaks English. Strangely enough the country is divided into 3 language sections: the Northern part is the "flemish" or Dutch part neighboring Holland; the South part of Belgium is French; a very tiny little South Eastern section is considered German speaking. None of these languages however are the true Dutch, French nor German spoken language, they are all dialects.

Back to the heritage of the Belgians. Just like the cities of Paris, London, Prague and others, Belgium is stacked with ancient buildings and tra

Continued | Belgium Europe: Anwerp, Bruges, Brussels